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This course focuses on the advanced stages of strategic planning, including strategy formulation, vision establishment, implementation, and leadership. You will learn how to craft strategies that align with organizational goals and implement them for long-term success. The course will help you develop practical skills to not only create effective strategies but also lead teams through implementation and reassessment. By applying leadership frameworks, you will drive change and ensure the ongoing relevance of your strategies. What sets this course apart is its emphasis on leadership roles in strategic planning. You’ll gain insight into how leaders can foster an environment for successful strategy execution, backed by hands-on tools and frameworks. This course is designed for professionals in leadership roles who are responsible for strategic decision-making and implementation. Prior experience in management is beneficial but not required. This course is part three of a three-course Specialization designed to provide a comprehensive learning pathway in this subject area. While it delivers standalone value and practical skills, learners seeking a more integrated and in-depth progression may benefit from completing the full Specialization, called: Strategic Planning for Public and Nonprofit Organizations. This course is based on the book, Strategic Planning for Public and Nonprofit Organizations, by John M. Bryson, and Bert George. Copyright © 2024 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights, including for text and data mining, AI training, and similar technologies, are reserved. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey. Published simultaneously in Canada. Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Syllabus

Formulating and Adopting Strategies and Plans to Manage Issues

In this section, we apply a five step strategy design method, assess political forces shaping adoption, and integrate goals, capabilities and budgets to craft feasible, value creating public sector plans.

Establishing an Effective Organizational Vision for the Future

In this section, we distinguish mission from vision, design participatory vision-crafting, and examine political, cultural barriers to forging a shared, implementation-driving success portrait for sustained public value.

Implementing Strategies and Plans Successfully

In this section, we assess contextual fit for performance-oriented tactics, design hybrid implementations combining structural, relational and agile methods, and employ iterative strategic learning to transform plans into measurable value.

Reassessing and Revising Strategies and Plans

In this section, we diagnose triggers for strategy obsolescence, design adaptive strategic management systems, and apply guidelines to maintain, modify, or retire public-value initiatives while aligning resources, coalitions, and metrics.

Leadership Roles in Making Strategic Planning Work

In this section, we explore varied leadership roles, craft inclusive stakeholder processes, and use dialogue tools to mobilize collective action, transforming strategic planning into a dynamic generator of public value.

Getting Started with Strategic Planning

In this section, we distill lessons from revisited strategic planning cases, outline initial Strategy Change Cycle steps, and tailor pragmatic start-up guidelines for effective public and nonprofit implementation.