Training — Strategic Planning

Strategic Planning Programme

A role-based programme in structured, evidence-based strategic planning — replacing ad hoc annual exercises with the same rigorous frameworks StratBIC applies in its advisory engagements.

Programme at a Glance

Strategic Planning Programme — At a Glance

Target Audience

Strategy and planning teams, executives leading annual or multi-year planning cycles, and business-unit leaders responsible for contributing to the planning process.

Entry Requirements

Best suited to participants involved in or responsible for a planning cycle within their organisation. [CONTENT REQUIRED: confirm any minimum prerequisite]

Business Need Addressed

Many organisations run planning cycles as budget exercises rather than structured, evidence-based strategic processes — this programme builds the discipline to do the latter.

Delivery Format

[CONTENT REQUIRED: confirm delivery format]

Duration

[CONTENT REQUIRED: confirm programme duration]

Cohort Size

[CONTENT REQUIRED: confirm cohort size]

Learning Pathway(s)

Targeted Upskilling with a Certification-Aligned Learning track for participants seeking frameworks referenced by bodies such as The Strategy Institute, reinforced by Hands-On Guidance applying tools to a live planning cycle. [VALIDATION REQUIRED: confirm any certification/accreditation partnership before publishing]

Facilitator Credential

Senior Business Strategy Professional (SBSP™), The Strategy Institute. [CONTENT REQUIRED: confirm additional facilitators/guest experts, if any]

Learning Objectives & Competency Outcomes

What Participants Learn and Leave With

Learning Objectives

Structure a strategic-planning process around evidence, not assumption.
Apply environmental and competitive-analysis frameworks to inform planning.
Develop and evaluate strategic options through scenario planning.
Build a growth and portfolio strategy using structured frameworks.
Translate strategic plans into governance and performance-tracking roadmaps.

Competency Outcomes

Structured, repeatable approach to strategic planning.
Working command of environmental-analysis and scenario-planning tools.
Ability to translate a strategic plan into a governed roadmap.
Confidence facilitating a planning cycle with senior stakeholders.

Curriculum

Illustrative Module Outline

Six illustrative modules, grounded in the strategy, finance, mining, and AI domain knowledge already established across StratBIC's advisory practice.

Strategic Planning Foundations

What separates a structured planning process from a budget exercise dressed up as strategy.

Environmental & Competitive Analysis (PESTEL, Five Forces)

Structured frameworks for understanding the external environment and competitive dynamics.

Scenario Planning & Strategic Options

Developing and stress-testing strategic options under different future scenarios.

Portfolio & Growth Strategy (Ansoff)

Structuring growth and diversification choices using proven strategic frameworks.

Translating Strategy into Roadmaps

Converting strategic choices into an actionable, sequenced roadmap.

Governance & Performance Tracking (Balanced Scorecard/OKRs)

Structured tools for tracking execution of the strategic plan.

Practical Learning

Practical Exercises, Tools & Templates

Case Exercises

Strategic-planning cases applied to real organisational planning contexts.

Structured Templates

PESTEL, Five Forces, scenario-planning, and roadmap templates participants adapt to their own planning cycle.

Scenario Simulations

Facilitated scenario-planning exercises to stress-test strategic options.

Assessment & Completion

How the Programme Is Assessed and Completed

Assessment Method

Applied strategic-planning framework built against the participant's own organisational context, evaluated against structured criteria. [CONTENT REQUIRED: confirm assessment method]

Completion & Certification Pathway

Participants receive a StratBIC Certificate of Completion. This programme draws on frameworks referenced by bodies such as The Strategy Institute but does not itself confer an external certification. [VALIDATION REQUIRED: confirm any certification/accreditation partnership before publishing]

From Classroom to Workplace

Applying the Learning Back at Work

Workplace Application Plan

Participants build a working strategic-planning framework for their own organisation or business unit during the programme.

Participant Outcomes

A structured, repeatable strategic-planning method; greater confidence facilitating a planning cycle.

Organisational Outcomes

A more evidence-based, less ad hoc planning process; clearer linkage between strategic plans and performance tracking.

Follow-Up Support

[CONTENT REQUIRED: confirm follow-up support offering]

Measuring Impact

Illustrative Evaluation Metrics

The metrics below are illustrative examples of how impact could be tracked — not commitments to specific results.

Participant self-assessment of strategic-planning confidence, pre- and post-programme.
Completion rate and quality of the applied planning framework.
Where tracked by the organisation, use of the frameworks taught in the next planning cycle.

Frequently Asked Questions

What to Know Before You Enrol

Who should attend this programme?

Strategy and planning teams, executives leading a planning cycle, and business-unit leaders who contribute to it.

Is this the same as StratBIC's strategic-planning advisory work?

No. This programme builds planning capability within your team; StratBIC's advisory practice can also run or facilitate a specific planning cycle directly. The two are complementary.

Does this programme lead to an external strategy certification?

No. It draws on frameworks referenced by recognised strategy bodies but currently leads to a StratBIC Certificate of Completion. [VALIDATION REQUIRED]

Can this programme be timed to our organisation's planning cycle?

Yes, in principle — timing is set collaboratively during scoping. [CONTENT REQUIRED: confirm scheduling flexibility]