Training Course in Strategic Planning, Organizing and Effective Supervision (Online / Remote)
1Summary
Old ways of thinking and managing rarely survive contact with today's pace of change. When markets shift overnight and internal processes can't keep up, organizations that rely on outdated planning habits find themselves reacting to crises instead of shaping their own direction. The Training Course in Strategic Planning, Organizing and Effective Supervision, delivered by the Arab British Fellowship Training Academy, is built for anyone who wants to lead that shift — combining rigorous environmental analysis with the organizing and supervisory skills needed to turn a strategic plan into daily results.
The program treats strategic planning as a discipline built on scanning the internal and external environment, spotting opportunities and threats early, and translating that analysis into strategies and decisions the organization can act on quickly. It then moves into the practical side of the job: organizing work, running effective planning meetings and workshops, and supervising teams with the mental and leadership skills that keep plans on track even as circumstances change.
2Objectives and target group
Who Should Attend?
- Heads of planning departments.
- Managers and supervisors who want to strengthen their ability to plan, organize and monitor work.
Program Objectives
By the end of the course, participants will be able to:
- Take on the full range of administrative and supervisory tasks tied to planning, scheduling and monitoring.
- Apply core planning principles to get measurable, effective results.
- Use planning techniques to allocate budgets and schedule projects realistically.
- Track performance through KPIs and structured evaluations.
- Manage and work through resistance to organizational change.
3Course Content
Module 1: Why Planning Discipline Matters Now
- The cost of relying on outdated planning and management habits.
- Turning strategic goals into results through disciplined follow-up.
- Aligning planning with the organization's broader economic strategy.
Module 2: Building the Strategic Plan
- Core concepts behind plans and strategic goals.
- Analyzing the internal and external environment.
- Types of strategic plans and when to use each.
- Reading strengths, weaknesses, threats and opportunities (SWOT).
Module 3: Running Planning Meetings and Workshops
- The role and format of administrative meetings in tracking the strategic plan.
- Facilitating strategic planning workshops.
- Strategy formulation skills.
Module 4: Leadership and Mental Skills for Planners
- Administrative genius and supervisory leadership.
- Mental skills and model thinking strategies.
- Innovative and analytical thinking to achieve workplace excellence.
- Administrative and leadership diplomacy.
Module 5: From Plan to Execution
- Preparing work maps and designing the actual course of work.
- Planning and scheduling projects and budgets.
- Tools and techniques for successful strategic planning.
- Background on supervisory performance.
Module 6: Supervision, Control and Managing Change
- Effective control and monitoring operations.
- Control and performance metrics.
- Administrative decisions in control processes.
- Managing resistance to sudden organizational change.