Strategic Planning as a Tool for Organizational Restructuring
Summary: A 5 Day course to be held on 04-08 April 2011 in Nairobi, Kenya and 18-22 April 2011 in Juba, Southern Sudan
Course Objective: This is a one week course that seeks to equip development practitioners with requisite techniques and skills in applying the strategic planning approach for organizational growth.
Course Content: The course topics will include the following:
- Concept of participatory development
- Understanding strategic planning
- Distinct approaches in strategic planning
- Components of the planning process
- Creating a realistic future through collective visioning
- Determining organizational mandates (Mission statements)
- Strategy development
- Identifying the core values
- Strategic directions focus
- Developing strategic objectives
- Key strategies or actions
- Mapping of interventions on timelines
- Determinants of the implementation of change
- Using strategic planning as an instrument for Organizational Capacity Assessment as well as Monitoring and Evaluation
- From strategic planning to LFA
Target Group: Project managers and coordinators, development workers/field workers, social workers, field animators, interns and development volunteers.
Dates and Venues:
- 04-08 April 2011, Nairobi, Kenya
- 18-22 April 2011, Juba, Southern Sudan
Duration: 5 days
Course fees: US$600 including tuition, food and accommodation