Strategic Planning, Business Analysis and Execution

“Strategy without execution is merely imagination — execution without strategy is chaos.”

In a world defined by volatility, digital disruption, global competition, and ever-rising stakeholder expectations, organisations must master the full strategy value chain — from strategic thinking to business analysis, operational excellence, and performance execution.

This training course equips leaders with the mindset, tools, and frameworks required to architect robust strategies, analyse business capability, drive operational excellence, and execute with discipline. Participants will learn how world-class organisations integrate strategy formulation with day-to-day operations — ensuring alignment, agility, innovation, and sustainable value creation.

Modern strategy demands more than planning. It requires:

• deep analytical insight,
• systems thinking,
• organisational excellence,
• leadership capability, and
• disciplined execution.

This training course builds these capabilities holistically.

This training course will empower participants to:

• Build integrated strategies grounded in global excellence standards
• Translate strategy into operational clarity, KPIs, scorecards, and actionable plans
• Conduct world-class business analysis for current-state diagnostics and future-state design
• Drive performance through continuous improvement, Lean thinking, and excellence models
• Lead organisational change to embed strategy into culture, governance, and daily behaviour
• Leverage innovation, digitalisation, and data for strategic decision-making

By the end of this training course, participants will be able to:

Strategic Thinking & Business Analysis

• Understand the foundations of strategy, business analysis, and organisational excellence
• Apply tools such as PESTLE, SWOT, Five Forces, Scenario Planning, and BMC
• Diagnose organisational maturity and identify capability gaps
• Align vision, mission, purpose, and strategic goals with stakeholder needs

Execution & Performance Management

• Translate strategy into operational plans, KPIs, scorecards, dashboards, and cascaded objectives
• Apply global excellence frameworks (EFQM, Baldrige) to measure, improve, and sustain performance
• Integrate governance, ethics, risk management, and resource allocation

Operational Excellence & Innovation

• Apply Lean, Kaizen, PDCA, and continuous improvement techniques
• Build business processes that drive consistency, efficiency, and customer value
• Integrate innovation, digital transformation, data analytics, and agile perspectives

Leadership & Change

• Lead teams through strategic change with clarity and purpose
• Build cultures that enable excellence, engagement, and empowerment
• Align leadership behaviour, communication, and culture with strategy execution

This training course is ideal for professionals involved in strategy, transformation, performance management, or business excellence, including:

• Strategy Managers & Heads of Planning
• Business Analysts & PMO Leaders
• Senior Executives & Department Directors
• Performance, Governance & Risk Managers
• Operational Excellence & Quality Professionals
• Change Managers, Process Owners & Improvement Leaders
• Anyone responsible for strategy execution or organisational transformation

This training course uses proven experiential techniques designed for adult learners and senior professionals:

• Interactive workshops & syndicate exercises
• Mini case studies from global organisations
• Business simulations linking strategy to execution
• Business analysis exercises for current-state and future-state design
• Practical tools, templates, dashboards, and scorecards
• Facilitated group discussions to draw insights from participant experience

Participants leave with practical tools, ready-to-use templates, and an integrated execution roadmap.

Organisations will gain leaders who can:

• Build coherent strategies aligned with global excellence standards
• Execute strategy with discipline, accountability, and performance clarity
• Accelerate improvement through Lean, business analysis, and process excellence
• Strengthen governance, risk management, ethical leadership, and strategic alignment
• Improve communication, agility, and cross-functional collaboration

Overall Benefits Include:

• Stronger strategy execution and business results
• More aligned, empowered, and engaged teams
• Better decision-making through data and intelligence
• Reduced waste, improved processes, and operational consistency
• A culture of excellence, continuous learning, and innovation

Participants will develop:

• Strategic thinking confidence and clarity
• Strong analytical and diagnostic capabilities
• Practical skills in KPIs, scorecards, dashboards, and business modelling
• Leadership ability to communicate, influence, and drive change
• Enhanced problem-solving and decision-making skills
• Capability to lead complex initiatives end-to-end

They leave ready to lead strategy formulation, business analysis, and organisational performance initiatives.