GOIC Organises A Workshop Entitled "Developing Strategies and Strategic Planning" in Feb.,2014

Doha, January 15 (QNA) -In support of Gulf capacities and policy makers, the Doha-based Gulf Organization for Industrial Consulting (GOIC) will hold next month a three-day training workshop entitled "Developing strategies and strategic planning" . The event will be held on 17th to 19th of February 2014 in its headquarters in Doha, Qatar. This workshop aims at building national capacities in the area of developing strategies and strategic planning in order to help policy makers develop correct policies boosting Gulf economies. It also aims to provide participants with correct methods for developing pragmatic strategies based on measurable tools. It calls for doing away with theories and complicated terminologies as much as possible. In fact, the main reasons behind the failure of several strategies are that they are not measurable, not applicable and not easily understood by decision makers or officers responsible for their implementation and evaluation. Another objective of this workshop is to offer a clear idea about developing strategies and executive plans and to underpin strategic concepts and planning. It also aims at providing participants with the best means to develop strategies. It focuses on the use of supporting methods and forms in order to help the trainees develop strategic and executive plans. The workshop stresses the importance of strategies and strategic planning in order to successfully complete projects and put institutions on the right track leading to success. This training workshop will help participants carry out their tasks by providing them with knowledge and correct foundations for the preparation of a comprehensive and cohesive strategic plan and the development of an executive plan to implement the strategy and further develop it. This training targets professionals in charge of developing, following up and evaluating strategies within the ministries of Industry, Economy and Planning. It is also designed for people responsible for the development of industrial, environmental and economic indicators and industrial and environmental databases. Researchers and planners from the ministries of Industry, Economy, Environment and Planning and from chambers of Commerce and Industry and a number of private institutions and companies are also within the targeted pool. The training will be delivered by Dr. Laila Dyab Ishrair, GOIC Secretary General Bureau Strategic Planning Consultant. Dr. Ishrair holds a PhD. in Quality Development and Strategic Planning from the University of Leeds. She is also a UNDP Consultant in Abu Dhabi. Dr. Ishrair has worked on several important projects including the Knowledge-based Economy Project and the Labour Market Strategy, both in cooperation with the World Bank. She has also contributed in developing Qatar National Vision. At the end of this workshop, participants are expected to have grasped the main concepts regarding the preparation of a certain strategy, the executive plan of this strategy and the key actions required. Understanding strategic planning concepts pertaining to strategies is also among the training expectations. The trainees will end up having a clear idea about special concepts related to strategies such as: vision, message, pillars and requirements, values, strategic objectives, periodic objectives, gap analysis, strategic planning and performance indicators etc. Moreover, participants are expected to identify factors of failure and success in the area of developing strategies. GOIC is deploying endless efforts through its Training and Capacity Development Program (TCD) in order to promote individual and organizational capacities of the manufacturing sector in GCC countries and Yemen. It is a regional organization that brings together the United Arab Emirates, the Kingdom of Bahrain, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Sultanate of Oman, the State of Qatar, the State of Kuwait and the Republic of Yemen. It is an advisory knowledge-based institution aiming at developing regional industries by providing data, information, specialized researches, consultations and technical services for the public and private sectors in GCC countries. This organization is the top industrial consultations expertise hub boosting industrial development in GCC countries and Yemen. It seeks industrial integration and coordination between Member States and endeavours to shape a regional industrial policy. (QNA)