Outcomes:

• Delegates will get hands on experience in applying the E.A.S.I® principles
  • Which can then be applied to their actual working/personal environment or;
  • Work on actual issues affecting the business
  • Actual development on a company strategy
• They will be exposed and work with, the following techniques
  • SWOT analysis
  • How to define a realistic winning goal
  • How to draw up a strategic thinking framework
  • Understand the 2:3:1 Approach as it pertains to business or personal planning
  • The BSG approach (Benefit; Stakeholder and Governance (very basic project management principles))
• Delegates will gain valuable insight into how companies put strategy together
• Walk out with an actual plan for monitoring and evaluation
• Sufficient time to unpack and work with each principle

Limitations:

• Not sufficient time to be considered fully fledged project managers when exposed to chapter ‘I’

Duration:  3 days (24 hours)

Course outline:

• Welcome and context setting
• Introduction to the E.A.S.I® style and relevance
• Chapter ‘E’ – presentation
• Individual exercise
  • Do a SWOT analysis on yourself
• Chapter ‘A’ – presentation
• Small group exercise 1
  • Decide on relevant/current topic/issue that affects your business or actual business strategy development
  • Apply a SWOT analysis on the goal or your company
  • Define what will make your goal a winner
  • Apply the 6 steps to designing a Strategic framework

• Report back to larger group
  • Highlight 1 key point per SWOT quadrant
  • Share the factors that went into making your goal a winner
  • Share the key points your group discovered while designing your framework
• Chapter ‘S’ – presentation
• Small group exercise 2
  • Answer the questions contained in the 2:3:1 Approach – Specific to you achieving your goal
• Report back to the larger group
  • Share how the answers to the questions in the ‘3’ of the 2:3:1 approach connects the ‘As-Is’ (2) to the ‘To-Be’ (1)
• Chapter ‘I’ – BSG – Presentation
• Small group exercise 3
  • Define at least 2 benefits
  • Identify your key stakeholders
  • Draw up a project description document
• Wrap up/Questions/Comments/Feedback
• Close off – making sure all relevant information is obtained from the groups