Corporate Planning Career Path

Who this path is for

• Corporate planners and strategy executives: Steps 1 to 3.
• Heads of strategy: Steps 2 to 5.
• Senior leaders: Step 3, then Steps 4 and 5.

The courses in order

Take the courses step by step. Each step builds the skills that the next step needs.

Step 1: Read the Market and the Industry

Collect and analyse market and industry data, and report the findings with recommendations.

Step 2: Set Targets and Measure Performance

Set performance objectives and KPIs, measure performance with dashboards and correct the results to plan.

Step 3: Build the Strategic Plan

Set the business goals, analyse the market with strategic frameworks and plan the actions and risks. Then present the plan for approval.

Step 4: Execute the Plan and Lead Change

Set change objectives and KPIs, give each person a role and help employees take part in the change.

Step 5: Make Strategic Decisions

Manage business uncertainty, read market trends and data, and know the biases that affect decisions. Then review and adapt the strategy.

Skills for every career path

Every Kognifi career path includes two shared skill groups: Communicate and Influence, and Personal Effectiveness. Communicate and Influence helps people work with customers and colleagues. Personal Effectiveness helps people plan and manage their own work.

Communicate and Influence

Present the plan with clear data and negotiate with stakeholders.

Personal Effectiveness

Plan and run projects, manage your own work, use AI tools at work and manage work stress.

How a team takes the path

• In-house: one course at a time for one group of 6 to 16 participants, at your office in any state or online. One day costs RM 10,500 for one group.
• Public classes: send one or two people to a public class in Petaling Jaya. Each course card shows the next date.
• Each course ends with an assessment. Participants who pass 80% of the assessment get the Certificate of Competency.

What the team can do at the end

• Read the market and the industry with data.
• Set and review the business strategy.
• Build a strategic plan and present it for approval.
• Set targets, measure performance and lead the change that the plan needs.

Questions about the Corporate Planning path

Is each course HRD Corp (HRDF) claimable?

Yes. Each course is an HRD Corp Claimable Course (SBL-KHAS) for HRD Corp registered employers.

How many courses are in the path?

Eleven courses: 22 training days in all. Five courses are for the corporate planning role and six are in the two common areas. Strategic Business Planning Workshop (BD-SBP) is three days; Managing Employee Work Stress at the Workplace (BL-MWS) is one day; the other courses are two days each. Not every person takes every course.

Do we need to take the courses in order?

Yes, for the best result. Start at Step 1 and take the steps in order. Each role takes only the courses it needs (see Who this path is for). Tell us the roles in your team, and we suggest the starting step.

Can you plan the path for our team?

Yes. Tell us the team size and the roles, and we send a plan and a quote.