World: Diploma in Strategic Planning and Management

Africa Center for Project Management (ACPM) in partnership with SCIM Institute, Netherlands are pleased to announce a Diploma in Strategic Planning and Management. The course is offered through Distance Learning.

Course Start date: 5th May 2016

Course End: 5th October 2016

Registration Deadline: 4th May 2016.

Course Overview
To help contribute to the big picture at an organization, managers must possess a solid foundation in strategy and develop an understanding of internal and external resources and contexts to inform decision making in today's competitive global marketplace.

Skilled strategic management professionals establish and direct disciplined approaches to planning and execution that fits their organization by being practical, sustainable and cost effective. The Strategic Planning and Management Certificate Program gives you an understanding of the discipline of strategic management as a whole and breaks down the required phases and steps for planning, implementation and evaluation of strategy as a management process.

This course presents the concepts of strategic planning and management with innovation and agility, so that an organization's mission, vision, values, programs and resources may be fully aligned. Students will learn the skills needed to develop these key aspects of a strategic plan and manage its successful implementation.

Course Objective
This course provides the learner with an understanding of how to review current organizational management strategies and the skills to develop and implement a strategy plan in a development organizations context.

Learning Outcomes
to achieve this course a learner will:

• Understand what Strategic Planning stands for
• Understand the external environment affecting an organization
• Be able to review existing plans and strategies of an organization
• Be able to develop options for strategic planning for an organization
• Be able to construct a strategy plan for any organization
• Be able to examine factors affecting the implementation of an organizational strategy plan
• Be able to plan and evaluate for the implementation of a strategy plan.

Course Outline:

· Concept of participatory development

· Understanding strategic planning

· Formulating Your Strategic Planning

• SWOT analysis

· Identifying the core values

· Strategic directions focus

· Developing strategic objectives

· Key strategies or actions

· Components of the planning process

· Understanding Your Organization’s Mission

• Your organization’s core values
• Creating a mission statement for your own organization

· Creating a realistic future through collective visioning

· Determining organizational mandates (Mission statements)

· Strategy development processes

· Strategic Planning Principle

· Competitive Strategic Planning

· Ensuring Strategic Alignment

• Strategic Planning Execution
• Learning the three core processes
• Understanding resource allocation and strategy formation

· Mapping of interventions on timelines

· Determinants of the implementation of change

· Using strategic planning as an instrument for Organizational Capacity Assessment as well as Monitoring and Evaluation

This module is designed specifically for development organisations.

Course Organizers:

Africa Center for Project Management (ACPM) was established in 2004 in Amsterdam with the Africa regional offices in Nairobi. The organization was formed to address capacity building needs among development and corporate organizations in Africa and Asia by offering Online Diplomas and In-House trainings. The organization has over ten years experience working with development partners in capacity building in. We have trained over 5000 development professionals in various thematic areas.

Exercises:
After they have read the material for each unit, students are expected
to test their own Learning by completing some relevant exercises and
tasks.
Assignments: There are ten assignments (continuous assessment tests) and one examination to be offered at the end of the course. Assignments and Continuous Assessment Tests account for 70% project paper or examination will account for 30% of the mark. Upon completion of the course you shall be issued with a Diploma and a course transcript.

Examination

Diploma and Transcripts will be sent after successful completion of the course

DURATION AND COURSE LOAD: 24 Weeks - 5 to 6 hours per week

DATES: 5th May 2016 to 5th October 2016 (Six Months course)

REGIONS TARGETED: Global

COURSE: FEE: $800

ORGANIZERS: Africa Center for Project Management (ACPM)

LANGUAGE: English only

FORMAT: Web-based and Distance Learning facilitated

GENERAL COURSE CONTACT

The Academics Coordinator
Africa Center for Project Management
Krishna Center, Woodvale Groove,
Nairobi-Kenya
Tel: +254-20-522-5929
Email: info@onlinelearningcentre.org
Email:Diploma@africaprojectcenter.com
Website: www.onlinelearningcentre.org

To enroll for this course, kindly send email to info@onlinelearningcentre.org and we shall send you the registration details.