Ideal for anyone who is curious about public strategy and those contributing to public strategy.

Course Introduction:
fioh® Public Strategy Introduction helps you understand the fundamentals of public strategy and associated key concepts. It explains the value of strategy management and its evolution. Lastly, it articulates the fioh® framework and introduces the key roles that are essential to the success of public sector strategy.

Course Outline:

• Strategy in the Public Sector
• Imagining and Reasoning
• Strategy vs. Policy vs. Program
• When Strategy Works Best?
• Strategy Management: An Evolving Discipline
• The fioh® Framework

Course Introduction:

With the transition of roles from campaigning to governing, you as elected officials face a number of constraints: 

• Power constraint – a single member often does not have the power to bind the local government in any way or direct either its employees or its affairs.
• Capacity constraint – the time commitments of an elected official are often significant and irregular. Plus you could be overwhelmed by the complexity of the issue or simply the volume of the information as a result not sure where to focus. 
• Decision-making constraint – the decisions you are asked to make could be inconsistent with or just part of the issue you perceive. 

So how can you govern more effectively by developing  your ability to persuade others and your capacity to ask the right questions and expand the collective understanding of the issue? fioh® for Elected Officials helps strengthen your governance capacity through strategy and data. Specifically, the course provides:

• A clear delineation of the context around governance
• A practical framework that can guide your decision-making 
• A set of tools that can help you get better at problem-solving

Course Outline:

• Course introduction
• The dynamics between governance, data and strategy
• The differences between policy, program and strategy
• The role of data: data-informed vs. data-driven
• The power of inquiry

Course Introduction:
Do you know – according to the research conducted by the National Center for Public Performance, lack of understanding and knowledge is a main barrier for sustainable performance management systems which are essential for implementing strategy? We are proud to introduce fioh® for Staff – dedicated to the implementation of public strategy.

It increases buy-in from department staff:

• Use measure to communicate and to focus
• Demystify performance management
• Keep abreast of emerging trends

It creates capacity for strategy and performance staff:

• Reduced time in measurement, data collection and training
• Learn leading practice in scanning and performance management

Course Outline:

• Module 1 – Public Strategy Introduction
• Module 2 – Measurement
  • Case Study – The City of Pandora
• Module 3 – Reporting, Evaluation and Decision-making
  • Why, what and how to report: reporting matrix
  • Evaluation: analyze and interpret signals
  • Decision-making: Decision-making framework
• Module 4 – Scanning
  • Customer
  • Internal and external scan
  • Analyze and report – SWOT
  • Identify strategic issues