This session is part of the HESPA Showcasing Good Practice Week 2026. The aim of this week is to provide a space for our members to share with each other the work they have done which they feel has been a particular success (or which they feel they learnt something valuable from), and to celebrate and promote the hard work of planners in the HE sector.
Synopsis:
In this session, the University of Manchester shares how its IT Services Directorate developed a strategic scenario game to strengthen planning, risk management and business continuity in a rapidly shifting sector.
The game brings senior leaders together to explore realistic “what if?” scenarios based on political, economic, social, technological, legal and environmental trends.
Rather than predicting the future, the approach helps leaders stress-test strategic assumptions, spot blind spots and build shared readiness across planning, Governance Risk & Compliance and Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery.
Attendees will learn the method, the materials, what we’ve learned from running it with IT senior leadership, and how the approach can be adapted for planning teams in other institutions
Speakers:
Frankie Baines, Planning Manager, IT Services
Kim Comer, Head of Planning, Capability and Culture
from The University of Manchester
Tagged : Free Event, Risk, Strategy Development and Implementation
Type : Meeting
