CERTIFIED STRATEGY AND BUSINESS PLANNING

PROFESSIONAL
Learning Journal

Dear participant,

This journal represents a collection of notes and observations, reflecting a personal

record of your learning. Its purpose is to enhance your experience through the
process of writing and thinking about the learning experience you had during the 3
different stages: pre-course, core-course and after-course.

Each assignment associated with the entire course has a journal section allocated.
Each journal section includes 3 different fields. Feel free to use as much space as
you need when completing them.

Good luck.

Sincerely yours,
The KPI Institute’s team

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Part I - General impressions on the certification experience

This section is meant to offer you an overview of the entire learning experience, by
answering well aimed questions as follows:

1. What was the added value you have perceived by experiencing an integrated and
complete learning experience (pre-course, core course and after-course)?

According to my prospections the Core Course model guided me a valuable insight while
evaluating the design and implementations of the Business Planning and Strategies to the
finance department within the organization while planning for the growth of the business
revenues and navigate the employees towards achieving the business success.

What is the most important element you take out of this experience?

After completing the course, I have understood that Business planning’s and the strategies is
an essential factors for the organizational success. The business strategies assists the
senior management teams to set the business goals while providing the company a
competitive edge. In this matter the Finance Department play an important role while
adjusting the strategies according to handling the price factors. The Finance Analysts set the
price of products and services according to the customer demands and satisfaction as well
as the other variable costs of production and marketing.

Part II – Documentation of learning activities

This section is meant to give relevant information upon all the activities that you have gone
through during your entire learning experience. These are split according to the different
stages you have already passed until now.

Pre-course activities

This part of the learning experience was meant to ensure a smooth transition to the live
sessions training. You were required complete the following activities:

Needs assessment

Key learning points Details about Business strategies and planning as well as their importance.

Other comments This part provided a fundamental knowledge about the business strategies
and their effectiveness within the workplace.

Time to complete it 120 Mins.

Pre-course evaluation quiz

Key learning points Fundamental knowledge about the Business strategies and planning relating
to the Financial Department of the organization.

Other comments Influences of the Finance department within the business strategies.

Time to complete it 2 hours

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 Guidance and schedule

Key learning points The business strategies and planning support the business more effectively

Other comments Planning helps to grow the company as well as help the employees in their
personal career aspects

Time to complete it 2 hours

Forum introduction

Key learning points Support me to improve the thoughts of collaborative learning assessments

Other comments Clarify all the concepts

Time to complete it 45 mins

Expectations

Key learning points I think I will be a perfect participant within the coming future decision making
process in my organization.

Other comments Form this course I also gain knowledge about the process of adaption of new
business strategies and approaches within the organization.

Time to complete it 2 hour

Pre-requisite reading

Key learning points This part of the course guide me towards in-depth learning with the help of
real life organizational explanations of business strategies and planning
within the workplace.

Other comments The basic concepts and the key performance indicators will assists the team
members of the finance team to improve their performance along with the
other organizational strategic objectives.

Time to complete it 45 mins.

After-course activities

The learning process continued after the core-course ended. You were required to complete
the following activities:

Action plan

Key learning Arrange some employee wellbeing programs as the business strategies which
points positively impact on the productivity of the employees.

Other Analyze the workplace conflicts according to the employee reviews and try to

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events.

Time to 2 hours
complete it

Forum discussions

Key learning Effective communication is an essential factor while applying the business
points strategies and planning

Other The employers need to allow the employees to share their voice without any
comments hesitations.

Time to 2 hours
complete it

Online presentation

Key learning Business Planning is required for clarifying the business goals which helps to
points execute and achieve the targets

Other Business strategies helps the leaders to identify the strengths and weaknesses of
comments the organization.

Time to 45 mins .
complete it

Additional reading

Key learning The Additional reading portion helps to generate the importance of the Finance
points Department while handling the market demands, business trends and the financial
strategies.

Other Hence the financial analysts are responsible for generating the value of the
comments products and the services.

Time to 1 hours
complete it

Webinar - “KPI Implementation Project Plan”

Key learning The Webinar helps to define the importance of the implementations of Business
points Planning and strategies which can clarify the core value of the business. In this
process the Finance team also participate and support the current standings of the
business and get the financial outline of the objectives and the business factors
which leads towards the entire achievements of the organization.

Other The senior management team and the financial team can use their effective
comments communication skills for ensuring that all the employees are understand the reason

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 of these changes within the organization.

Time to 45 Mins
complete it

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