Further Details
Course Syllabus:
Unit 1: Effective Planning -
Why planning is important,
Management styles,
The features of effective plans,
The planning cycle,
The control loop.
Unit 2: Types of plan -
Strategic plans,
Operational plans,
Budgets,
Project plans.
Unit 3: Ideas into action -
Keeping the organisation on course,
Policies,
Planning in large organisations,
Planning in small businesses,
Planning in the public sector.
Unit 4: Planning for change -
The pressure for change,
External influences,
Internal influences,
Analysing strengths and opportunities,
Building a risk window.
Unit 5: What decision making involves -
The importance of decision making,
Types of decision,
Styles of decision making,
Key steps in decision making.
Unit 6: Obtaining information for decisions -
The need for high quality information,
Types of information,
Sources of information,
Information flow and organisational structure.
Unit 7: Creative approaches -
The need for creativity,
The creative organisation,
Encouraging creativity,
Techniques for creative decision making.
Unit 8: Choosing between options -
Evaluating options,
Choice and the individual,
The choice process.
Unit 9: Identifying contengencies -
Why is contingency planning important?,
Approaches to contingency planning,
Recognising contingencies.
Unit 10: Coping with risk -
Risk analysis,
Decision modelling,
Dealing with contingencies.
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