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Strategic planning

This course covers business planning tools and how to use them. The course enables dentists and senior practice members to develop longer-term planning skills and business plans with greater confidence. This course also covers the pros and cons of dental practices becoming a limited company after legislative changes and examines the role and responsibilities of company directors.

Who should attend Senior practice members involved in deciding the business direction of the dental practice.

What they will learn
1. A portfolio of strategic thinking and forecasting tools to use for planning their dental practice.
2. How to put strategic thinking skills into practice.
3. Developing team thinking skills.
4. Using strategic thinking to gain competitive advantage.
5. Longer term planning.
6. Using scenarios to develop strategic thinking.

Course content
1. How to use forecasting tools
2. PESTLE
3. Impact/Likelihood Model
4. Service/Profit chain
5. The Value Chain.
6. Porter's 5 forces analysis.
7. Developing longer-term strategies for the dental practice.
8. The current situation concerning Dental Bodies Corporate.

Contact us to book the course or for further information.