An Intensive 5-day Training Course
Practical Business Planning
Developing and Delivering an Effective Plan
UPCOMING SESSIONS
| Date | Venue | Fee | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12-16 Jan 2026 | Online | $3,950 | RESERVE A SEAT |
| 20-24 Apr 2026 | Online | $3,950 | RESERVE A SEAT |
| 10-14 Aug 2026 | Online | $3,950 | RESERVE A SEAT |
| 12-16 Oct 2026 | Online | $3,950 | RESERVE A SEAT |
Training Course Overview
This Practical Business Planning Training course provides professionals with a structured, results-oriented approach to crafting and executing business plans that drive strategic success. In today’s competitive global marketplace, a business plan must be more than a financial forecast—it must serve as a living tool that defines organizational vision, guides resource allocation, and delivers measurable outcomes. Many organizations fall into the trap of treating business planning as a static, annual exercise. This course helps professionals shift that mindset by introducing dynamic, actionable planning methods supported by project management principles.
Participants will learn how to analyze the business environment, align departmental goals with strategic vision, and build stakeholder buy-in through clear communication. By integrating planning with execution, this course ensures that business objectives are translated into operational reality. Whether working in large organizations, public administration, or SMEs, attendees will gain the practical skills needed to develop robust business plans and lead their successful implementation.
Training Course Objectives
This Practical Business Planning Course enables participants to move beyond theoretical planning and into structured execution, applying proven tools and leadership principles to build, communicate, and deliver strategic plans.
- Design a business planning process tailored to organizational needs and complexity
- Mobilize resources, data, and team alignment to support the planning cycle
- Analyze external and internal factors to guide informed decision-making
- Translate business vision into actionable project-based strategies
- Communicate business plans effectively to stakeholders and secure engagement
- Oversee plan execution using structured frameworks such as PRINCE2
Designed for
This Practical Business Planning Training course is designed for professionals with responsibility for shaping or implementing business strategy. It is particularly valuable for individuals leading teams, managing functions, or directing key programs within their organizations.
- Senior Leaders in Marketing, Finance, Operations, and HR
- Department Heads contributing to strategic and financial planning
- Program and Project Managers involved in plan execution
- Headquarters Staff in public and private sector organizations
- SME Leaders seeking to structure and scale business growth
Learning Methods
This Practical Business Planning Course utilizes an interactive mix of lectures, group discussions, real-world case studies, and hands-on workshops. Participants will engage in scenario planning, environmental analysis, and stakeholder mapping exercises to reinforce practical application of planning tools. The course encourages open dialogue and reflection, helping attendees internalize the planning process and adapt strategies to their specific business environments.
The Course Outline
- 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”
The Certificate
- Anderson Certificate of Completion will be provided to delegates who attend and complete the course
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