The course content addresses the following topics:
- This module covers basic principles of business planning, as applied to the minerals industry.
- The idea of integrated business planning is introduced and how through the life of a mining project, different planning processes are followed.
- The mining business plans must show continuity, integrity and confidence. There need to be appropriate levels of detail in the plans for each level of planning and the plans need to identify the critical success factors and value drivers.
- The plans must also be aligned to the corporate strategic objectives and the key variables must be measurable.