VITARA - Strategic Management (VITARA-SMG)

Source details

Session No.: OL 26.230
Location: Course conducted online
Date: May 1, 2026 - April 15, 2027 (50 weeks)
Delivery Method: Online Training
Primary Language: English
Qualifications: Access to a computer with a reliable Internet connection and a Google Chrome web browser is essential.

Executives and senior managers in tax administrations, and ministries dealing with strategic planning and management of a tax administration.
Other tax administration staff who want to learn about the various strategic, functional and operational plans, strategic thinking and design or performance, risk, reform or change management of a tax administration.

Duration and format: This 8 hour self-paced course provides fundamental knowledge on the concepts related to strategic management of a tax administration.
Scope:
- Highlights the different plans tax administrations create in relation to their strategy and its implementation.
- Explains the content, timeline, resources, and tasks needed to develop a plan along with the different planning phases.
- Elaborates on the common challenges and risks leaders of tax administrations face, the common mistakes made, and the international good practice to follow in the strategic management of a tax administration.
Partnerships: This course is a joint initiative of four international organizations: Inter-American Center of Tax Administrations (CIAT), Intra-European Organisation of Tax Administrations (IOTA), International Monetary Fund (IMF), and Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

By the end of the course, participants should be able to:

Define the concept of strategic management and its benefits for tax administrations.
Explain the concept of strategic alignment in relation to the different plans tax administrations produce.
Describe the content of a strategic plan for a tax administration.
Define the timeline, resources, and tasks needed to develop a plan.
Identify critical success factors in strategic management.
Better understand the role of executives and senior managers in undertaking strategic management.
Identify the organization, people, activities, and processes needed to perform the strategic management function successfully within a tax administration.