Leadership and ManagementStrategic Planning and Execution
Strategic plans fail at execution rather than at drafting, because the plan was written by people who then returned to their day jobs and nothing in the operating calendar changed. This course covers both halves. Delegates work through environmental and competitive analysis at a depth that changes a conclusion, choosing where to compete and what to stop doing, since a strategy without a stop list is a wish list. Objectives, measures and the cascade into functions follow. Resource allocation is treated as the decision that reveals the real strategy, whatever the document says. Execution rhythm is covered: the review cadence, the owner of each initiative, and the escalation when one slips. Strategic risk and assumption testing are addressed. The course closes on adapting a strategy without abandoning it at the first difficulty.
Course objectives
- Analyse environment and competition to a depth that changes conclusions
- Choose where to compete and what to stop doing
- Set objectives and measures that cascade into functions
- Allocate resource so it matches the stated strategy
- Establish an execution rhythm with owners and escalation
- Test the assumptions a strategy depends on
- Adapt a strategy without abandoning it at the first difficulty
Who should attend
- Strategy and planning managers
- Chief executives and senior management teams
- Business unit heads responsible for strategy implementation
- Public sector policy and planning officers
- Project management office leaders coordinating strategic initiatives
Course outline
- 01Written, then everybody returned to their day job
- 02Environmental and competitive analysis
- 03Choosing where to compete
- 04The stop list
- 05Objectives, measures and cascade
- 06Resource allocation as the real strategy
- 07Execution rhythm, owners and escalation
- 08Assumption testing and adapting
Scheduled sessions
| Dates | Venue | Format | Price | Register |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 to 9 October 2026 | Accra, Ghana | Classroom | USD 995 per delegate | Register Now |
| 9 to 11 December 2026 | Durban, South Africa | Classroom | R14,950 per delegate | Register Now |
| 6 to 8 January 2027 | Maputo, Mozambique | Classroom | USD 995 per delegate | Register Now |
| 17 to 19 February 2027 | Nairobi, Kenya | Classroom | USD 995 per delegate | Register Now |
| 24 to 26 March 2027 | Online | Online | R6,500 per delegate | Register Now |