About Course

About the Program

Board Strategic Planning Training equips board members to shape organizational strategy, enhance governance oversight, and ensure accountability. The program covers approving strategies, monitoring implementation, managing risks, and safeguarding stakeholder interests. Delivered in in-person and virtual formats, participants receive a recognized certificate upon completion, validating their expertise in board-level strategic planning and oversight.

Course Objectives

By the end of this Board Strategic Planning Training, participants will be able to:

1. Understand the board’s role in strategy formulation, approval, and oversight.
2. Strengthen board-level decision-making and strategic foresight.
3. Apply tools and frameworks for effective monitoring and evaluation.
4. Balance governance responsibilities with strategic guidance.
5. Enhance accountability, transparency, and stakeholder confidence.

Target Audience

This course is designed for:

• Board members and directors
• Executive and non-executive board members
• Senior governance officers and company secretaries
• Regulatory and oversight agency officials
• Leaders of NGOs, cooperatives, and public institutions with board structures

Training Duration

Classroom: 5 Days

Online: 7 Days

Modules

Module 1: The Board’s Role in Strategy

• Understanding governance and strategic responsibilities of the board
• Separation of board and management roles in strategy
• Strategic oversight vs. operational involvement
• The board’s fiduciary duties in strategy setting
• Best practices in board-level strategy engagement

Module 2: Strategic Planning at Board Level

• Strategic vision, mission, and goal-setting responsibilities
• Approving and guiding corporate strategies
• Risk analysis and sustainability considerations in planning
• Aligning organizational strategy with stakeholder expectations
• Case studies of effective board-led strategies

Module 3: Oversight and Monitoring of Strategy Execution

• Key tools for monitoring performance at board level
• Balanced Scorecard and KPI dashboards for boards
• Evaluating management performance in execution
• Ensuring compliance, accountability, and ethical conduct
• Reporting and feedback mechanisms for oversight

Module 4: Enhancing Strategic Decision-Making at Board Level

• Building strategic foresight and scenario planning capabilities
• Risk governance and crisis management at board level
• Decision-making under uncertainty
• Group dynamics, diversity, and boardroom effectiveness
• Mitigating conflicts of interest in decision-making

Module 5: Strengthening Board Impact on Organizational Success

• Developing high-performing boards
• Stakeholder engagement and communication by the board
• Board evaluation and continuous improvement practices
• Linking governance, oversight, and long-term strategy
• Future trends: digital boards, ESG, and stakeholder capitalism

Delivery Method

This program is taught through a mix of practical activities, theory, group work and case studies. Training manuals and additional reference materials are provided to the participants.

CERTIFICATION

Upon successful completion of the training, participants will be awarded a certificate of course completion.

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