Program Objectives:

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

* Understand the critical managerial and supervisory functions of planning, scheduling and control.
* Utilize the planning cycle for effective results.
* Apply planning techniques to allocate budgets and resources, and to schedule projects.
* Use KPIs and targets to control results.
* Manage and control resistance to change.

This Program is designed for:
Department heads, superintendents and supervisors who need to develop their ability to plan, organize and control their unit. This program is worth 25 NASBA CPEs.

Program Fees:
Per participant - USD 3700
Frequent nomination - USD 3330
(including coffee breaks and a buffet lunch daily)
One extra free place for every 2 paid nominees on the same program and dates
Discount Plans, Refunds & Cancellations Policy

Meirc reserves the right to alter dates, content, venue and trainer with a reasonable notice time.

Program Outline:

Foundation of Planning

* What is Planning?
* Benefits of Planning
* Planning and Performance
* Types of Plans
* Types of Goals
* Characteristics of Well-Designed Goals
* Approaches to Establishing Goals: MBO
* Planning in the Hierarchy of Organizations

Planning Tools and Techniques

* Environmental Scanning
* Forecasting and Forecasting Techniques
* Benchmarking
* The Benchmarking Process
* Allocating Resources and Budgets
* The Breakeven Analysis

Project Planning and Scheduling

* The Work Breakdown Structure
* Scheduling Using PERT, Gantt Charts, and Load Charts
* Steps in Developing a PERT Network

Foundation of Control

* What Is Control and Why Is It Important?
* The Control Process
* Controlling Organizational Performance
* Tools for Organizational Performance

Control and Performance Measurement

* The Planning-Controlling Link
* Measuring: How and What We Measure
* Organizational Effectiveness Measures
* Controlling Organizational Performance

Managing and Controlling Resistance to Change

* Forces for Change
* Force Field Analysis
* The 10 Principles of Change
* Five Managerial Activities Essential to Managing Change

Pre-requisites
None

Delivery Type
Group-Live