Overview
Have you found planning for the future almost impossible recently? Yet decisions must be made and the environment in which we work is changing more rapidly than it has in decades, and this impacts the length of our planning horizon.
But fear not, our Effective Strategic Planning course will teach you how to see the bigger picture, implement horizon scanning techniques and plan for big events before they happen.
Led by former Civil Servant and Strategist, Sheree Dodd, develop the skills to forecast and analyse trends that might have an impact on your organisation – including cultural, political and economic developments. Leave the day with tools and techniques to implement a strategic plan to ensure your organisation is taking the correct steps forward.
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Sheree Dodd is a former senior civil servant and strategist, who was responsible for strategic communications planning at the former Department for Trade and Industry and has led on strategic planning for the International Diabetes Federation.
A former Director of Communications at the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), Deputy Director at DWP and Head of News at the Northern Ireland Office (NIO), she offers a powerful combination of experience in leading complex communications activity as well as national media practice from many years as a senior political journalist.
Sheree has extensive experience of handling ...
Learning Outcomes
- Examine a range of examples of strategic planning techniques
- Gain a thorough understanding of horizon scanning and its uses
- Understand a range of tools and techniques to effectively map information
- Discover different approaches and receive tailored advice on implementation
- Develop an action plan to implement the right methodology within your organisation
- Identify possible future threats and opportunities specific to your organisation and the public sector
