Strategy Management in the Government and Public Sectors

Program Overview

Writing a government strategy is only the start; managing it across years, budget cycles and leadership changes is the harder task. This programme focuses on the strategy management system inside public entities: the role of the strategy office, alignment between national, sector and entity strategies, translating policy goals into programmes, linking strategy to budgets, and running performance reviews that drive decisions. It covers delivery unit approaches, government performance management frameworks used across the Gulf, cross-agency coordination and reporting to cabinets, councils and the public. Participants learn to keep strategy alive and relevant rather than filed away.

Learning Outcomes

• ✓Design the mandate, structure and processes of an entity strategy management office.
• ✓Align entity objectives with national and sector strategies using a structured alignment matrix.
• ✓Link strategic programmes to the annual and medium-term budget process.
• ✓Establish a performance review cycle with data validation, analysis and decision tracking.
• ✓Apply delivery unit techniques such as trajectories, routines and stocktakes to priority programmes.
• ✓Prepare strategic performance reports for senior leadership and oversight bodies.

Target Audience

• Strategy office directors and staff in government entities
• Performance management and institutional excellence officers
• Programme directors delivering national priorities
• Finance and budget officers involved in strategic budgeting

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