BSBSTR802Lead strategic planning processes for an organisation

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What an assessment for BSBSTR802 must cover

62 assessable components: 4 elements (30 performance criteria), 7 performance evidence and 16 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 9 foundation skills. An audit-defensible tool maps every question and task back to these — that mapping is the coverage matrix Auditori generates alongside the assessment.

Elements & performance criteria

1 Analyse environment

  • 1.1Identify organisational vision, mission and values
  • 1.2Identify, gather and analyse relevant organisational data according to organisational policies and procedures
  • 1.3Identify stakeholders and resources required to develop and review strategic plan
  • 1.4Conduct strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats (SWOT) analysis and determine and define strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats
  • 1.5Review current strategic plan and identify gaps, and improvement needs and opportunities
  • 1.6Conduct political, economic, social and technological (PEST) analysis and identify opportunities and threats due to political, economic, social and technological forces
  • 1.7Research global environment and market, and identify trends, best practice, risks and opportunities
  • 1.8Assess organisational and global markets’ current and future demands
  • 1.9Identify barriers to organisational goals and consult with relevant stakeholders to determine strategies to overcome barriers

2 Determine direction of strategic plan

  • 2.1Establish communication processes that inform and support relevant team members
  • 2.2Consult with relevant stakeholders to determine parameters for planning process
  • 2.3Assign actions to relevant staff for developing planning process and direction of strategic plan
  • 2.4Develop planning process and direction of strategic plan
  • 2.5Establish organisational goals and priorities
  • 2.6Determine financial forecast and budgets
  • 2.7Seek feedback from stakeholders on direction of strategic plan and established organisational goals and priorities
  • 2.8Develop strategy map and identify gaps for improvement in direction of strategic plan
  • 2.9Make changes according to feedback received and identified improvements

3 Develop and execute strategic plan

  • 3.1Determine and set key performance indicators, budget and timeline
  • 3.2Develop annual operational plan to facilitate implementation of long-term strategic plan
  • 3.3Plan human resource development and succession strategies that confirm long-term business viability
  • 3.4Initiate strategies to skill own workforce to implement the strategic plan
  • 3.5Present recommendations to key stakeholders for feedback and make changes to strategic plan according to feedback received
  • 3.6Communicate with stakeholders and assign responsibilities
  • 3.7Assist stakeholders to implement strategies

4 Monitor and review strategic plan

  • 4.1Develop knowledge management systems to capture team progress, insights, experiences and learnings
  • 4.2Monitor financial and non-financial performance indicators
  • 4.3Monitor progress against timeline and key performance indicators
  • 4.4Identify progress that has not been made according to timeline and key performance indicators and communicate with relevant stakeholders to identify required actions
  • 4.5Seek feedback from relevant stakeholders on strategies and document feedback received for future development of strategic plans

Performance evidence

  • facilitate planning processes to develop at least one organisation-wide strategic plan
  • consult with relevant stakeholders
  • plan and budget for human, financial and capital resources and implement staff development and succession plans
  • identify and analyse information about the organisation and its environment, including: research about industry trends and practices, environmental and organisational scan, existing organisational strategic planning, barriers to achieving the organisational goals
  • align the strategic plan to the vision, mission and key goals of the organisation
  • identify key performance indicators
  • implement and evaluate strategic plan, including: developing tactical and operational annual plans, refining the plan to respond to changed conditions

Knowledge evidence

  • contractual requirements and implications for the business
  • financial management requirements and processes of the business
  • industry trends and practices of relevance to the organisation’s strategic direction
  • risk management processes
  • methods for conducting SWOT analysis
  • methods for conducting PEST analysis
  • strategic and operational planning processes
  • global environment and market, including: trends, best practice, risks, opportunities
  • current and future demands of organisation and global markets
  • barriers to achieving goals
  • communication processes
  • methods to develop strategic plan
  • strategy map
  • key features of knowledge management systems
  • key performance indicators, including financial and non-financial
  • key features of annual operational plan

Foundation skills

  • Reading: Sources, evaluates and critiques ideas and information from a range of complex texts to assist with strategic decisions; Reviews texts to determine whether required outcomes have been met
  • Writing: Develops or reviews complex texts according to organisational requirements to convey strategy, context and intent
  • Oral communication: Leads discussions using active listening and questioning to seek the views and opinions of others
  • Numeracy: Develops budgets and plans using mathematical processes to calculate costs, timeframes and resources
  • Problem solving: Develops and implements strategies to ensure organisational goals are achieved; Demonstrates sophisticated control over oral, visual and/or written formats, drawing on a range of communication practices to achieve goals; Systematically gathers and analyses all relevant information and evaluates options in order to inform strategic decisions or solve problems
  • Planning and organising: Leads planning processes according to organisational goals
  • Initiative and enterprise: Monitors results against stated goals, adjusting plans and resources where necessary
  • Teamwork: Plays a lead role in situations requiring effective collaboration, demonstrating high-level influencing skills, focusing and shaping awareness, and engaging and motivating others
  • Self-management: Develops flexible plans for complex, high impact activities with strategic implications that involve a diverse range of stakeholders with potentially competing demands

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What does an assessment tool for BSBSTR802 need to cover?

To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for BSBSTR802 needs to address all 62 unit components: 4 elements with 30 performance criteria, 7 performance evidence requirements, 16 knowledge evidence requirements, and the foundation skills. A coverage matrix mapping each question and task to these components is what an auditor looks for.

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