GPA 8180 - Strategic Leadership

This course explores the relationship between policy development, strategic planning and implementation. Emphasis is given to the optimization of the roles of managers at various levels, within an enterprise, relative to policy setting, planning, implementation, governance, and working with external environments. The course is a survey of strategic planning, to include: organization of the planning process; the mission statement; analysis of environmental strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT analysis); and identifying strategic issues or goals. We will also review the effectiveness of strategic planning in government.

Credits (4 credits)