IEDC Economic Development Strategic Planning

  • Overview
  • Course Content
  • Requirements & Materials
Overview

IEDC Economic Development Strategic Planning

Course Description

Economic developers must build consensus among board members, stakeholders, and the community as a whole, creating a unified vision for the future. This highly interactive course allows you to work in small teams to help understand the complexity of strategic planning and its challenges. You will learn techniques to build consensus among stakeholders who represent different values and interests.

Course Content

INTRODUCTION TO PLANNING

ORGANIZING FOR STRATEGIC PLANNING

CONSENSUS BUILDING/STAKEHOLDER OWNERSHIP

VISION, MISSION, GOALS, AND STRATEGIES

ORGANIZATIONAL STRATEGIC PLANNING

ANALYSIS FOR ED STRATEGIC PLANNING

TECHNIQUES FOR ASSESSING ECONOMIC DATA

STRATEGIC PROJECT/INITIATIVE IDENTIFICATION AND IMPLEMENTATION

EVALUATIONS, MONITORING, AND BENCHMARKING

DASHBOARD INDICATORS

Requirements & Materials
Important Information
Materials

Provided

  • International Economic Development Council’s Economic Development Strategic Planning training manual

Session Details

Who Should Attend

This course is designed for economic developers who must build teams and consensus in the community.

Business students working together

What You Will Learn

  • Stakeholder analysis, structuring participation, and planning fundamentals
  • Consensus building, group facilitation, and conflict
  • Geography
  • Competitive advantage
  • Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats (SWOT)
  • Vision, mission, goals, and objectives
  • Demand-side and supply-side strategies
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How You Will Benefit

  • Identify projects, strategy formation, and implementation.
  • Set realistic benchmarks and measuring success.
  • Explore the use of dashboard indicators.
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TRAIN AT YOUR LOCATION

We enable employers to provide specialized, on-location training on their own timetables. Our world-renowned experts can create unique content that meets your employees' specific needs. We also have the ability to deliver courses via web conferencing or on-demand online videos. For 15 or more students, it is more cost-effective for us to come to you.

  • Save Money
  • Flexible Schedule
  • Group Training
  • Customize Content
  • On-Site Training
  • Earn a Certificate
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