Public Sector Strategic Management

NAME OF THE COURSE
Public Sector Strategic Management
 
CERTIFICATION
Public Sector Strategic Management
 
COURSE OVERVIEW
This course serves as an introduction to how markets operate and how the public sector may improve market outcomes. Students learn about essential microeconomic principles and applying these principles to analyze public policy issues. The first part of the course covers markets and the price mechanism, the strategies of consumers and firms, and market structures. The second part examines topics relevant to the public sector. Topics include the effects of government intervention in the form of price or quantity controls, various kinds of market failure and rationales for government’s role in improving market efficiency, and basics of taxation.
 
 
TRAINING DURATION
Training Hours per day : 4-6 Hours
Total Training Hours : 20-24 Hours
Training Duration      : 5 Days
Total Training  Days  : 5-10 Working Days
 
TRAINING SCHEDULE
Weekdays (Sunday to Thursday)
Regular Sessions : 4 – 6 Hrs Per day (9am to 2pm or 3.00pm to 9.00 pm)
Food & refreshments Included
Weekends (Friday & Saturday)
Fast Track Sessions: 8 Hours per day (9am to 5pm)
Food & refreshments Included
 
CERTIFICATION
Globally recognized certificate from “Kings Global Career Academy”
 
TEST
No
 
LEARNING AIDS
Yes
 
COURSE MATERIAL
Hard & Soft Copies of Study Material
 
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
English
 
INSTRUCTOR HELPLINE
Yes
1. Email
2. Social Media (For Emergency requirements)
 
REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS
1. Passport Copy
2. Curriculum Vitae
3. Passport size photographs
4. Course Fee
 
MODE OF PAYMENT
Cash / Cheque / Credit Card / Bank Transfer.
 
ELIGIBILITY FOR
  • Programme Managers in Economic Development
  • Urban Spatial Planners
  • Major Project Managers
  • Financial Planning and Forecasting Specialists
  • Scientific and Technological Policymakers
  • Internal Auditors and Management Accountants
  • Human Resource Development Specialists
 
COURSE BENEFITS
  • Understanding strategy and its multiple dimensions
  • Defining the content of strategy in a public sector organisation
  • Determining priorities in all aspects of public sector strategy
  • Achieving and securing sustainability in public sector strategy
  • Making a significant contribution to preparing a strategic plan
  • Building an effective and adaptable strategic planning team
  • Enhancing individual and team capabilities for the future
  • Communicating effectively and developing team commitment
  • Making effective decisions with a “plan to win” mindset
  • Sustaining excellent performance in public sector teams
 
COURSE CONTENTS
 
Definition of Strategy in the Public Sector
 
  • What is a strategy and why is it important?
  • The alternative approaches to strategic thinking
  • The question of complexity, resources and choices
  • The unique aspects of strategy in the public sector
  • Financial and non-financial dimensions of public sector strategy
  • How to build an effective strategic planning team
  • Case example or case study
 
Strategic Analysis in a Public Sector Context
 
  • Learning from best practice in the private and public sectors
  • Introducing a strategic mindset into public sector activities
  • Managing internal and external relationships in strategy development
  • Risk analysis – what are the right risks to take?
  • Risk management how to minimise the risks that we face?
  • Securing the cohesion of strategic programmes and projects
  • Case example or case study
 
Specifics of Strategy Formulation in the Public Sector
 
  • Setting priorities in public sector strategy – economic development
  • Setting priorities in public sector strategy – social development
  • Setting priorities in public sector strategy – science and technology development
  • Leveraging the unique capabilities and resources of the public sector
  • Identifying and managing the expectations of different stakeholders
  • Strategic collaboration between the public and private sectors
  • Case example or case study
 
Ensuring Sustainability of Strategic Initiatives
 
  • Sustainability in public sector planning and how it is measured
  • Designing and controlling public-sector strategic programmes
  • The practice of continuous renewal and development
  • The concept of creative destruction and its strategic significance
  • Dealing with “value migration” and its impact on public sector strategy
  • Accountability and corporate governance in public sector strategy
  • Case example or case study
 
Producing a Strategic Plan that gets Implemented
 
  • Why most strategic plans have very little value
  • A framework for an effective public sector strategic plan
  • Aligning strategic and operational activities in public sector planning
  • Setting realistic and ambitious goals and performance measures
  • Linking planning, implementation and review
  • Anticipating and reacting to expected and unexpected developments
  • Overview of course and delegates plans for follow-up actions
 
Managing Organisational Development
 
  • How to build effective teams in public sector organisations
  • The difference between task-oriented teams and strategy-oriented teams
  • How teams respond to different leadership and management styles
  • The flexible organization – managing alliances and joint ventures
  • Achieving agility – organisational responses to business change
  • Replacing the “built to last” model with the “built to adapt” model
  • Case example or case study
 
Leading and Managing People
 
  • Influencing individual and group behaviour in public sector organisations
  • Balancing analytical and emotional intelligence
  • Building and leading international and cross-cultural teams
  • Understanding the needs and expectations of public sector teams
  • Feedback and the 360-degree evaluation
  • Dilemmas and decisions in leading a multi-dimensional team
  • Case example or case study
 
Communication and Human Resource Development
 
  • Effective communication is the basis of effective public sector programmes
  • Presenting ideas – how to achieve your desired impact and outcomes
  • Developing best practice in external and internal communication
  • Developing core competencies in public sector teams
  • Identifying potential leaders for the future of the
  • organisation
  • How to create a “learning organization” in a public sector context
  • Case example or case study
 
Making Decisions and Controlling Outcomes
 
  • Developing a “plan to win” mindset for a public sector organisation
  • Evaluating the feasibility and desirability of alternative options
  • Making decisions on the basis of imperfect information
  • Creating a publicly accountable review and control system
  • Managing variance and divergence from plans
  • Measuring performance and achieving improvement
  • Case example or case study
 
Coaching and mentoring for improved performance
 
  • The difference between coaching and mentoring
  • The drivers of different emotions, reactions and behaviours
  • The concept of empathy in public sector team leadership and management
  • Leadership in situations of discomfort and conflict
  • How to be effective as a coach in a public sector organisation
  • How to be effective as a mentor in a public sector organisation
  • Case example or case study