Creating an Agile Strategic Plan Seminar (AP/EMEA) (Level 2)

Each day 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. CET | 3:00 – 7:00 p.m. SST

Engage in advanced strategic planning sessions that use the agile method of project management to create a robust, iterative strategic plan and process. Through workshop-style sessions and discussions, learn how to take your strategic plan from a static document to a truly functional roadmap that ignites change to achieve your organization’s mission.

In an interactive cohort of your peers, you will apply the principles of agile to continuously deliver value to your school’s stakeholders, rally around performance metrics, and distill your efforts to focus on the biggest impacts you can make related to your mission.

This seminar will also address the importance of KPIs and how to define them, creating dashboards to measure success, and categorizing, visualizing, and reporting data to stakeholders. While the traditional structure of a strategic plan will be discussed, creating that structure will not be the main goal. Participants must have either attended the Overview of Strategic Planning Seminar or must be familiar with strategic planning concepts.

Learning Objectives

• Apply the agile methodology to strategic planning in a business school setting
• Establish an iterative, robust strategic planning process that prioritizes delivering on your school’s mission
• Apply key desired outcomes of your strategic plan to measurable KPIs and data for regular reporting to stakeholders
• Learn the fundamentals of creating a dashboard to display KPIs to executives and other stakeholders

Facilitators

Tim Mescon, AACSB International

Timothy S. Mescon is executive vice president and chief officer for Europe, the Middle East and Africa for AACSB International. He is president emeritus of Columbus State University (Georgia) where he served from 2008-2014. Previously, he served as dean and Dinos Eminent Scholar Chair for 18 years at the Michael J. Coles College of Business at Kennesaw State University in Georgia. Mescon gained extensive experience as an AACSB peer review team member, chair, and committee member for 25 years before joining AACSB. He is the author of more than 200 articles and case studies, and he has co-authored four books, his latest "Entrepreneurship: Venture Initiation, Management and Development" 2nd edition (Routledge/M.E. Sharpe). Mescon received his PhD from the Terry College at The University of Georgia, MBA from the Cox School at Southern Methodist University and BA from Tulane University.

Stephanie Bryant, AACSB International

Dr. Stephanie M. Bryant is the Executive Vice President and Chief Accreditation Officer of AACSB International.  She served as Dean of the College of Business at Missouri State University for 6-1/2 years and was previously the Director of the University of South Florida School of Accountancy.  She received her Ph.D. and B.S. in Accounting from Louisiana State University and is a Louisiana CPA (inactive).  Dr. Bryant specializes in accounting information systems, and previously worked for KPMG Peat Marwick.  Dr. Bryant has co-authored two accounting textbooks, and over 30 academic articles and has won nine teaching awards.  She served as the 2005-2006 national President of the American Accounting Association Information Systems Section.  She also served as the 2006-2009 International President of Beta Alpha Psi.

Who Should Attend

Individuals who play a leading role with mission-based strategic initiatives, who are new to administration and academic strategic management, or who are responsible for accreditation activities and/or from schools preparing to launch a strategic plan and/or new mission.

Delivery

Gain actionable insights in one, four-hour live lesson with a cohort of your peers and facilitators. Pre-and post-work will allow you to maximize your time in the classroom. This course will be delivered via AACSB's Brightspace learning platform and Zoom. You will have access to the event for 90 days from the seminar date.

Contact Us

For more information, please contact [email protected].

Special Pricing Offer

Attendees who complete all three seminars and meet participation criteria will be awarded a strategic planning badge, indicating achievement in this important area of business school management. This promotional package includes the Overview of Strategic Planning (Level 1) (March 21), Creating an Agile Strategic Plan (Level 2) (April 13), and Micro Plans and Societal Impact Strategic Planning (Level 3) (May 9). 

Click here to take advantage of this special offer.

No substitutions or transfers allowed. Promotional package prices no longer apply if one or more of packaged events are cancelled by the attendee.