Methodologies 6 - Strategic management

Strategic management is the process of identifying, choosing and implementing activities that will enhance the long-term performance of an organisation.

Change management is the process of modifying or transforming organisations in order to maintain or improve their effectiveness.

If you are considering using Strategic management or Change management please review the following resources developed by Reframing the Future.

Key publication: Strategic management and change management and the national training system: core ideas
Resources:

Ideas and themes from 2008 project reports

Action Plan Template

Mid-term report template

Final report template

Start up forum powerpoint

Self evaluation strategies

Readiness for change
Other reading:

Strategy-making in Turbulent Times

The Never-ending Quest: Effective Strategy-making and change management for high-performing VET organisations

Strategic management

6SM_Insights_sm_cm_projects_6nov08.pdf Insights From Strategic and Change Management Projects in Registered Training Organisations

This publication provides a snapshot of a sample of eleven of the thirty Reframing the Future strategic and change management projects undertaken in 2007.

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2CM_Strategic_Change_Mgt_nts_CoreIdeas_print_7May07.pdf Strategic and Change Management and the national training system - Core Ideas

Updated 2007

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0ALL_neq_print.pdf The never-ending quest

Findings from an evaluation of pilot projects from the Reframing the Future sub-program on Strategic Management and Change Management 2001-2002

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2CM_Strategy_making.pdf Strategy-making in turbulent times

Findings from an evaluation of 28 strategic management and change management projects that were managed by Reframing the Future and funded through the Australian National Training Authority in 2002.

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0ALL_Evaluating_projects.pdf Evaluating projects

A model for evaluating workbased learning projects.

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2CA_skilling_ca_printer_friendly.pdf The skilling of VET change agents

Findings from an evaluation of 11 change agents who were supported by Reframing the Future and funded through the Australian National Training Authority in 2003.

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2CA_core_ideas_ca.pdf Change agents and the national training system - Core Ideas

This paper focuses on the skills and knowledge needed by change agents in the VET sector to support the national training system.

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