Courses

Today’s managers have to think strategically about the organisation’s position and the impact of changing conditions. They have to monitor the organisation’s exter- nal environment and internal capabilities closely enough to know when to institute strategic changes. They have to know the business well enough to determine what kind of strategic changes to initiate. This course helps participants develop a critical understanding and appreciation of strategic planning as a fundamental tool to guide and direct the vision, mission, objectives and values of the organisation.

Learning Outcomes

• Understand an overview of strategic management process
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It is generally accepted that finance is a scarce resource used to meet unlimited wants. Finance is also believed to be the life blood of any organisation, be it public or private. As such it has to be managed optimally to ensure that the wants of the people are met in the cost effective and transparent manner and organisational survival. This requires an understanding of public finance management principles. Low levels of resource generation, misallocation of funds, resources underutilization, lack of accountability /transparency and corruption are the common challenges that those responsible for managing public funds experience from time to time. The primary objective of the proposed...