Successful Planning, Organizing and Control

The primary challenge of managers is to get things done effectively and efficiently with and through people. This course introduces the four universal functions of management known as Planning, Organizing, Leading and Controlling (POLC) to help managers in their job. Analyzing and forecasting are also important tools of planning, and the course introduces different techniques such as environmental scanning, budgeting, and breakeven analysis. In addition, the course covers basic concepts of project planning such as Work Breakdown Structures (WBS), 'PERT' diagrams, 'Gantt' charts and 'Load' charts.

This course uses an interactive and cooperative learning methodology by integrating a variety of learning techniques such as lectures, participants-led presentations, individual and group activities and exercises, self assessment tools, role plays, case analysis and video discussions.

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

• Explain the importance of planning and employing the 'SMART' criteria to objectives setting.
• Use environmental scanning, budgeting, and breakeven analysis as tools for planning and forecasting.
• Define projects and apply project management techniques such as 'PERT' diagrams, 'Gantt' charts and 'Load' charts.
• Recognize the importance of control, and of properly utilizing key performance measures to keep work on track.

Anyone within the organization whether they are staff, department head, manager or supervisor who need to develop their ability to plan, organize, control and achieve their goals and objectives on time and within the expected quality standards.

The competencies targeted in this course are:

• Proactive planning and scheduling
• Setting objectives
• Critical thinking
• Critical analysis
• Managing projects
• Measuring performance