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Lead strategic planning processes for an organisation

Lead strategic planning processes for an organisation

Unit of competency
National Code
BSBSTR802
State Code
OCE16
TGA Status
Current
DTWD Status
Approved
Current Release Number
1.00
Current Release Date
19/10/2020
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State Implementation and Classification
Approved Date
16/03/2021
Field of Education
080307 - Organisation Management
Original Release Date
16/03/2021
Nominal Hours
90
Description
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to lead the development of high-level strategic plans that serve the vision and mission of an organisation. It addresses analysing the environment, identifying risks and opportunities, planning staffing requirements, succession planning, and establishing and monitoring financial and non-financial performance indicators. Leadership skills are applied in order to engage people with the organisation’s vision and goals and in developing and implementing the plan.The unit applies to senior managers and business owners who use cognitive and creative skills to review, critically analyse, consolidate and synthesise knowledge, in order to generate ideas and provide solutions to complex problems. They use communication skills to demonstrate their understanding of theoretical concepts and to transfer knowledge and ideas to others.No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
Notes
Elements and Performance Criteria
1. Analyse environment
  • 1.1 Identify organisational vision, mission and values
  • 1.2 Identify, gather and analyse relevant organisational data according to organisational policies and procedures
  • 1.3 Identify stakeholders and resources required to develop and review strategic plan
  • 1.4 Conduct strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats (SWOT) analysis and determine and define strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats
  • 1.5 Review current strategic plan and identify gaps, and improvement needs and opportunities
  • 1.6 Conduct political, economic, social and technological (PEST) analysis and identify opportunities and threats due to political, economic, social and technological forces
  • 1.7 Research global environment and market, and identify trends, best practice, risks and opportunities
  • 1.8 Assess organisational and global markets’ current and future demands
  • 1.9 Identify barriers to organisational goals and consult with relevant stakeholders to determine strategies to overcome barriers
2. Determine direction of strategic plan
  • 2.1 Establish communication processes that inform and support relevant team members
  • 2.2 Consult with relevant stakeholders to determine parameters for planning process
  • 2.3 Assign actions to relevant staff for developing planning process and direction of strategic plan
  • 2.4 Develop planning process and direction of strategic plan
  • 2.5 Establish organisational goals and priorities
  • 2.6 Determine financial forecast and budgets
  • 2.7 Seek feedback from stakeholders on direction of strategic plan and established organisational goals and priorities
  • 2.8 Develop strategy map and identify gaps for improvement in direction of strategic plan
  • 2.9 Make changes according to feedback received and identified improvements
3. Develop and execute strategic plan
  • 3.1 Determine and set key performance indicators, budget and timeline
  • 3.2 Develop annual operational plan to facilitate implementation of long-term strategic plan
  • 3.3 Plan human resource development and succession strategies that confirm long-term business viability
  • 3.4 Initiate strategies to skill own workforce to implement the strategic plan
  • 3.5 Present recommendations to key stakeholders for feedback and make changes to strategic plan according to feedback received
  • 3.6 Communicate with stakeholders and assign responsibilities
  • 3.7 Assist stakeholders to implement strategies
4. Monitor and review strategic plan
  • 4.1 Develop knowledge management systems to capture team progress, insights, experiences and learnings
  • 4.2 Monitor financial and non-financial performance indicators
  • 4.3 Monitor progress against timeline and key performance indicators
  • 4.4 Identify progress that has not been made according to timeline and key performance indicators and communicate with relevant stakeholders to identify required actions
  • 4.5 Seek feedback from relevant stakeholders on strategies and document feedback received for future development of strategic plans
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