Strategy Management in the Government and Public Sectors Training Courses -

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Course Methodology

The course reviews best practices in strategy management from different nations around the globe. We will look at national and entity level examples from the UAE, Singapore, the UK, the US, and other nations. The main strategy management framework used is the balanced scorecard which is tailored for this sector. Participants will practice each element of the strategy management process through real life case studies and engaging activities.

Course Objectives

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

Describe the overall public sector structure and the need for competitiveness to achieve national prosperity and growth
Translate stakeholder ambition and needs into a strategic plan to achieve an entity’s mandate
Employ the public policy development process effectively to achieve the strategic plan
Design and manage strategic initiatives and cross-entity collaboration mechanisms to effectively execute strategies
Utilize a practical performance management system to develop and sustain a performance culture

Target Audience

All managers and professionals who are involved in influencing, formulating or supporting the planning and strategy of their government or semi government entity, department or corporation. The course is also beneficial to those who are responsible for linking, measuring and improving the performance of the organization, including sector and department managers, strategy or performance management professionals, balanced scorecard managers, and research analysts.

Target Competencies

Strategic thinking and planning
Service innovation
Performance management
Partnerships development
Policy making
Leadership skills
Critical thinking
Public sector competitiveness skills

Ambition and role of the public sector
- Benefits of strategic management in the public sector
- Illustrating types of institutions in the public sector
- Strategy management framework in the public sector
- Public sector strategy definitions
- Cascading the national vision to entity level
- Examples of national visions of nations
- Defining strategic themes linked to citizens’ needs
- Role of government in achieving themes
- Determining underlying national outcomes and KPIs
- Using international indices in target setting
- Measuring a nation's ability in building a competitive environment
- Becoming competitive as a nation: Porter’s model
Strategic planning in the public sector
- Building a strategy map tailored to the public sector
- Answering the 3 questions of the strategic planning process
- Using SWOT analysis
- Fundamentals of PEDESTL framework
- Determining stakeholders and customers: building a stakeholder map
- Cascading national outcomes and KPIs into sectors
- Developing vision and mission statements
- Developing strategic objectives and KPIs using the balanced scorecard model
Public policy development
- Understanding public policy and its uses
- Linking public policy to strategic planning
- Phases of public policy development
- Determining root causes of a policy problem
- Defining types of policies
- Developing policy options
- Criteria to consider when assessing policy options
Managing strategic initiatives and partnerships
- Building initiative charters
- Assessing the impact of initiatives
- Understanding partners’ roles and cause and effect relationships
- Determining accountabilities
- Designing delivery agreements between different stakeholders
- Ensuring cross-entity collaboration
Designing the Performance Management System (PMS)
- PMS purpose and guiding principles
- Selecting, validating and documenting KPIs and targets
- Collecting, measuring and documenting results
- Analyzing performance and root causes
- Reporting performance
- Conducting operational and strategy review meetings collaboratively
- Utilizing performance improvement plans

Meirc Professional Certificate (MPC)

MPC certified courses by Meirc Training and Consulting are designed for those willing to challenge themselves and go the extra distance. Participants who fully attend an MPC course and successfully complete the test on the last day, will receive a Meirc Professional Certificate (MPC), in addition to the one they receive for attendance. MPC certificates are regionally recognized and can be quite valuable when applying for more senior roles within the organization or outside.