Strategic Planning & Budgeting

This course is designed for planners, budget officers, statisticians, economists, monitoring and evaluation officers, and academic professionals working in public sector entities who are responsible for strategic planning and financial management.

The course aims to acquaint participants with both theoretical understanding and practical skills in integrating statistics into planning and budgeting processes. By the end of this course, participants will be able to conduct strategic analyses, develop data-informed budgets, apply forecasting models, and effectively monitor and evaluate strategic plans to improve organizational performance.

• 📊 Strategic Planning and Budgeting in Public Sector: Frameworks, guidelines, annual planning processes, strategic analysis, strategy formulation and evaluation.
• 📈 Prediction and Forecasting: Time series concepts, data transformation, regression forecasting, exponential smoothing, ARIMA models, and practical forecasting techniques.