الملخص الإنجليزي
The study aimed to learn about the role of strategic planning and outlook in
supporting the decision-making of the state institutions of the Sultanate of Oman.
The identification consisted of two independent strategic planning variables
(strategic analysis, strategic planning effectiveness, structured approach, and
stakeholder engagement) and forward-looking (predicting the future and
exploring alternatives, strategic flexibility, and variability, exploring challenges,
and managing risks). The sample size was 369 staff members from various
administrative divisions. Four decision makers were also interviewed. The study
followed the analytical descriptive research curriculum by examining the
comparison of relationships and the study of causal relationships.
The most notable findings were that most of Oman's management leaders are
aware of the close relationship between planning and strategic analysis and
supporting decision-making by government institutions. Most managerial leaders
involved also adopt a structured approach to supporting decision-making in
government institutions. They are also convinced of the importance of linking
predicting the future, exploring alternatives and the effectiveness of strategic
planning with supporting decision-making in Oman's state institutions.
The most important recommendations of the study were that the start of the
strategic planning processes of each institution from the top of the administrative
pyramid should be clearly initiated with a comprehensive vision, after which the
bases in the rest of the sections would be relegated to and involved in the
introduction of objective views that might enhance the success of that
comprehensive vision. It is also important to make the right start by paying
attention to the Decision Support Unit, which should be accompanied by the
concept of looking ahead and strengthening the database of the National Statistical
Centre to do a full course, while taking advantage of the digital transformation
revolution and artificial intelligence. The need to create a unit in all institutions to
study all forms of challenges and risks, drawing on international experiences in
strategic planning and looking ahead in support of decision-making, and attaching
importance to cooperation and complementarity between senior leaders in the
Sultanate of Oman, academic institutions, and research centers.
Keywords: Strategic Planning, Future Foresight, Strategic Foresight, DecisionMaking, Strategic Thinking, Strategic Analysis, Stakeholder Engagement.
