An intensive professional development training course on
Practical Business Planning
Developing and Delivering an Effective Plan
Why Choose Practical Business Planning Training Course?
Effective business planning is not just a procedural task—it’s a vital tool for driving growth, managing accountability, and delivering strategic change. This Practical Business Planning Training Course helps professionals move beyond number-driven planning cycles to adopt a structured, results-oriented approach that aligns business vision with execution.
This Practical Business Planning Course equips participants with a practical framework to analyze their business environment, define strategic objectives, and deliver outcomes through accountable project execution. Participants will explore how to develop robust plans supported by engaged leadership and structured delivery mechanisms. With a focus on simplicity, relevance, and team-driven insight, the course transforms planning from a routine exercise into a powerful tool for innovation and sustainable performance.
Key highlights include:
- What a good, actionable business plan should look like
- How planning can become a driver of real organizational change
- Structuring a time-bound, repeatable planning cycle
- Facilitating effective planning discussions and stakeholder alignment
What are the Goals?
By the end of this Practical Business Planning Training Course, participants will be able to:
- Design and manage a tailored business planning process
- Gather and utilize resources and data to support effective planning
- Conduct environmental analysis to inform business strategy
- Finalize and communicate strategic plans to internal stakeholders
- Lead implementation through structured programmes and accountability
Who is this Training Course for?
This Practical Business Planning Course is ideal for professionals involved in strategic direction, project oversight, or organizational growth. It is particularly valuable for:
- Senior Managers and Future General Managers
- C-Level Executives and Business Leaders
- Department Heads in Finance, HR, Marketing, and Operations
- Programme and Project Management Professionals
- Strategic Planners and Business Developers
- SME Owners seeking structured business growth
How will this Training Course be Presented?
This Practical Business Planning Training Course offers a dynamic mix of instruction and practical simulation. Participants will engage in structured group exercises, real-world case studies, and team-based planning challenges designed to replicate the full business planning lifecycle.
Through guided discussions, critical analysis of major corporate planning models, and role-play exercises, attendees will learn to develop, present, and manage impactful business plans. The course uses proven methodologies and emphasizes peer collaboration to ensure that each participant leaves with practical tools and the confidence to lead planning processes within their own organization.
The Course Content
- Introduction – planning as leadership
- Business Planning as a cross-business process – “Train hard, fight easy!”
- Bottom-up and Top-down planning approaches
- Resources and facilities required for successful planning
- Financial Planning and Business Planning
- The importance of practical delivery – “where the rubber meets the road!”
- Using the Fishbone© approach to shape the problem for an imaginary client described in student case study material
- Appraisal of the plan start point
- Formulation of the desired end-state
- Analysis of the “terrain of travel”
- Planning for Effectiveness
- Planning for Efficiency
- Porter’s Five Forces analysis
- SWOT and Force-field analysis
- The Boston Matrix
- The Ansoff Matrix
- The Communications Matrix©
- The Balanced Scorecard
- PRINCE2 programme/project management
- Plan delivery and governance
- Engaging and motivating the organization’s resources
- Business Planning as part of Total Quality Management and “Lean”
- Measurement and Display
- Building a planning culture
- Communicating the plan to stakeholders
- Stepping stones, trip-ups and milestones
- Resourcing the projects
- Monitoring and celebrating success
- Continuous improvement of the process
- The “proof of the pudding”
Certificate and Accreditation
- AZTech e-Certificate of Completion for delegates who attend and complete the training course
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