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Business Planning and Execution Simulation
In today’s tougher and leaner organizations, gaining a broad understanding of leadership, business acumen, organizational dynamics and interdependencies is essential for success. The Business Planning and Execution Simulation Workshop can help bridge these crucial essentials of running an organization. The program combines a computer simulation of a NASA-like business firm with learning materials on strategy, planning and execution, portfolio management and financial management. This simulation has been designed to enhance the applicability of the simulation to real NASA work and decisions, the simulated business has been structured with close similarities to NASA’s working environment and complements NASA’s business-oriented leadership development programs (e.g. Business Education Program (BEP), Finance for Non-Financial Managers (FNFM), and Strategic Business Management (SBM).

The program is designed to develop a broad understanding of strategy, organizational effectiveness, teams, and bottom-line results. This workshop focuses on strategic execution – the processes, decisions, team work, resource allocation, information, leadership and actions needed to make strategy work in a program management environment.

Schedule for BPES:  August 13 – 18, 2006

Who Should Attend
GS-13’s through GS 15’s that are team leads, project managers, administrative program managers, and people who have accountabilities across organizations and projects.

Length of Course
Six days.

Travel information
Meals and lodging provided; travel cost paid for by your Center.

Major Topics
  • Several aspects of general business (e.g. strategic execution, balanced scorecard, and key costs drivers will be de-mystified.)
  • A solid understanding of the relationship between your work (projects and service pools) and how organizations conduct business.
  • Specific ways that day to day work and actions impact “bottom line” results.
  • Specific tools, tips, and techniques for better management and appreciate how your work can make a greater positive impact on the business.
 
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Last Updated August 21, 2008