Global Learning for Operational Leaders
Professional training course
Strategy Management in the Government and Public Sectors
The public sector’s role and its classical paradigm of slow movement is changing. This fast paced change requires a specialized look at the... The outline covers Ambition and role of the public sector, Strategic planning...
- 5 daysClassroom or online
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- 7Cities
- €1,625Fees from
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Introduction
Course overview
The public sector’s role and its classical paradigm of slow movement is changing. This fast paced change requires a specialized look at the meaning of strategy management in this key sector. Compared to private sector organizations, the public sector has a tremendously complex network of stakeholders, partners and customers with varying expectations. Beyond that, each public sector entity needs to understand its role in achieving higher purpose goals that meet the competitive ambition of the jurisdiction in which it operates.
In this course, we will discuss the importance of competitiveness as a nation. We will also deep dive into the elements of the strategy pyramid in the public sector looking at setting a national vision, cascading this vision to entities, putting the right Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to measure success, deciding on public policy and collaborating with partners to execute the strategy through initiatives.
What you will achieve
Learning objectives
- 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
Who should attend
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.
Methodology
Learning approach
- 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.
Complete course outline
Five focused days of learning and application
The timings provided are estimates and may vary depending on the number of participants and the discussions taking place during the sessions. They are indicative only and do not constitute a binding commitment.
Day 1
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
- Coffee break
- Examples of national visions of nations (continued)
- 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
Day 2
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
- Coffee break
- Determining stakeholders and customers: building a stakeholder map (continued)
- Cascading national outcomes and KPIs into sectors
- Developing vision and mission statements
- Developing strategic objectives and KPIs using the balanced scorecard model
Day 3
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
- Coffee break
- Determining root causes of a policy problem (continued)
- Defining types of policies
- Developing policy options
- Criteria to consider when assessing policy options
Day 4
Managing strategic initiatives and partnerships
- Building initiative charters
- Assessing the impact of initiatives
- Understanding partners’ roles and cause and effect relationships
- Coffee break
- Understanding partners’ roles and cause and effect relationships (continued)
- Determining accountabilities
- Designing delivery agreements between different stakeholders
- Ensuring cross-entity collaboration
Day 5
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
- Coffee break
- Analyzing performance and root causes (continued)
- Reporting performance
- Conducting operational and strategy review meetings collaboratively
- Utilizing performance improvement plans
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What does Strategy Management in the Government and Public Sectors cover?
This course covers Government and Public Sector through a structured five-day outline focused on practical application, discussion, and implementation planning.
When is the next available session?
The next scheduled session starts on 21 - 25 December 2026. See the course schedules section for the available dates and delivery formats.
Who should attend this course?
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.
Is bilingual course delivery available?
Yes. All course materials and presentations are provided in English, while bilingual explanation and discussion support may be available depending on the selected location and trainer availability. For example, when attending a course in Istanbul, you may request a Turkish-speaking trainer to explain the English course content in Turkish. Arabic explanation support may also be requested at this location. Other languages are available in selected cities. You can choose your preferred language support as an optional preference during registration.
How can I register for a session?
Use any Register button next to the available course dates to open the participant registration page and submit your booking request for the selected session.
Is this course available online as well as classroom-based?
Check the course schedules section for currently published classroom and Online / Live sessions.
Where are classroom sessions delivered?
Current classroom venues include Munich, Vienna, Barcelona, Cape Town, Frankfurt, Rome, Paris.
How long is the training programme?
The programme runs for five days from 09:00 to 14:00, which gives 25 contact hours, including a daily 30-minute break (22.5 hours of instruction).
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