Accelerated Action Planning

Plan and prepare a group project for launch, and develop shared commitment to timelines, tasks, and success measures in the time it takes to have a regular staff meeting. *Tiered pricing*

Description

This course helps you energize and align your team to successfully plan a project, initiative or event in a matter of hours.

The fast and engaging 8-step planning process ensures that all the practical details that make for a successful project are covered and a comprehensive, high level action plan produced… in just two hours! This process is especially useful for small teams of 4-10 members who are planning a discrete, defined event or project that will be completed within the next 12 months.

You’ll receive: Access to the ToP Accelerated Action Planning poster template tools to support continued project planning.

This course is an accelerated version of the traditional ToP® Action Planning course taught in the two day ToP® Facilitation Methods training.

Course Applicable To:

Managers and supervisors
Facilitators, trainers and consultants
Project and team leaders and team members
Event planners
Volunteer organizers
Organizational change agents
Social change agents
Active citizens and community workers
Government employees and elected officials
UX and product designers
Anyone who needs to design projects on tight timelines with small groups

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Testimonials

"If you are looking for a quick training that helps you and your agency organize an event and one that will keep you on pace as well as focus, this training is an absolute must!"

- Ricardo Simental, Coordinator
Monument Corridor Anti Drug & Alcohol Coalition

"Accelerated Action Planning is invaluable for anyone who works with a team. This is a great tool for those of us who want actionable steps and fewer meetings."

- Lin Van Hofwegen Managing Director
Dakotas America, Sioux Falls

"This is a great course, providing process, templates and tools to take back to work or even use personally outside of work to quickly organize a group or small team to develop a workable plan need to accomplish a specific goal. Good thing is you don't have to be technical to do this. I highly recommend."

Sacramento AAP Participant

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