Professional Foundations of Business Planning
Understand what a business plan contains and why strategy matters to competitive positioning. Participants follow the key steps of the planning process and learn to translate strategic objectives into operating plans that people can actually act on.
- Describe what a business plan is, and its main components.
- Appreciate the importance of business strategy to an organization's competitive positioning.
- Identify the key steps of the business planning process.
- Devise business plans and identify how strategic objectives are translated into operating plans to achieve the overall business objectives.
- Link the business plan to the overall strategic plan of the organization by focusing on priorities and outcomes.
- Relate key success factors and performance measures to business needs and drivers.
Location
Courses may be conducted at one of the following hotels in Kuwait:
- Hilton Garden Inn Kuwait – The Avenues
- Hilton Kuwait Resort – Mangaf
- Jumeirah Messilah Beach Hotel & Spa
- Radisson Blu Hotel Kuwait
Or at the client’s premises.
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