Implementing Strategy in the Civil Service – 2 Days
£810
Turning Strategic Priorities into Successful Delivery
Dates: 17th – 18th November 2026
Overview
Developing a strategy is only the first step. The real challenge is turning strategic priorities into effective action and achieving meaningful outcomes.
This practical two-day course explores how to successfully implement strategy in the Civil Service, from making clear strategic choices through to planning delivery, building organisational capacity and managing change.
You will explore how to turn strategic priorities into realistic and deliverable plans, identify and manage barriers to implementation, and ensure that strategy remains effective as circumstances and priorities change.
The course combines practical frameworks, discussion and real-world examples to help you apply the learning to your own strategic and delivery challenges.
Who is this course for?
This course is designed for professionals working in strategy, policy and delivery, particularly those involved in developing, implementing or supporting strategic priorities.
It is suitable for both those new to strategy implementation and experienced professionals looking to strengthen their approach to turning strategy into delivery.
What you will learn
By attending this course, you will:
- Understand the key principles of effective strategy implementation
- Turn strategic priorities into clear and deliverable actions
- Make strategic choices and prioritise competing demands
- Assess whether strategic plans are realistic and achievable
- Identify and manage barriers and risks to successful implementation
- Build the organisational capacity needed to deliver strategic priorities
- Manage change and engage people in implementation
- Adapt strategy and delivery plans as circumstances change
Need to train a wider team?
All of our training courses can be tailored and delivered in-house to meet your organisation’s needs.
Course Timing
| Time Zone | Start Time | Finish Time |
|---|---|---|
| Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) | 12:00 | 16:30 |
| Eastern Time (ET) | 08:00 | 12:30 |
| United Kingdom (UK) | 13:00 | 17:30 |
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£810
Agenda
Dates: 17 – 18 November 2026
Day One: Building a Strategy That Can Be Delivered
Session 1: From Strategic Purpose to Clear Priorities
- Defining organisational purpose and strategic intent
- Setting meaningful strategic goals
- Setting medium- to long-term strategic direction
- Understanding organisational strengths, weaknesses and opportunities
- Turning strategic ambition into clear priorities
Session 2: Making Strategic Choices
- Exploring strategic options and trade-offs
- Selecting and prioritising strategic choices
- Aligning strategic ambition with available resources
- Understanding what to prioritise and what not to prioritise
- Approaches to innovation in strategy development
Session 3: Turning Strategy into Delivery
- Understanding the relationship between strategy and operations
- Building the systems and capability needed for delivery
- Identifying barriers to implementation
- Managing strategic risk
- Introduction to project management fundamentals
Close of Day One: Final questions and discussion
Day Two: Making Strategy Happen
Session 1: Making Strategic Policy Deliverable
- Assessing the feasibility of strategic and policy choices
- Political, public and operational considerations
- Legal powers and implementation constraints
- Assessing whether plans are realistic and deliverable
- Peer discussion and experience sharing
Session 2: Building Capacity for Delivery
- Assessing organisational capacity
- Stress-testing delivery assumptions
- Understanding delivery chains and dependencies
- Scenario planning and resilience
- Common implementation failures and how to avoid them
- Case discussion and practical examples
Session 3: Managing Change and Sustaining Delivery
- Planning and communicating change effectively
- Approaches to change management in the public sector
- Leadership roles in implementation
- Engaging implementers and delivery teams
- Learning from practical experience
- Adapting strategy as circumstances change
Close of Day Two: Final questions and discussion
£810
About Your Trainer: Tony Cash
Expert training in policy making, strategy and better regulation for government Tony Cash is a public sector training specialist in policy development, strategy and regulatory best practice. He is a former UK civil servant with senior experience in government policy, strategy and internal capability development. He works with government organisations in the UK and internationally…