Course Overview

Formulating strategy is the bedrock for ensuring the effectiveness of any organisation. This course provides you with a broad insight into the world of corporate strategy, from the planning to the implementation phase. It delivers a clear and concise understanding of how to create a working strategic plan for your organisation.

Course Content

• Strategic planning

  • Development of organisational strategies

  • Defining key strategic outcomes and KPIs

  • Measuring and reporting success

  • Strategic management tools

  • Mapping the environment – Porter’s Five Forces

  • Effective risk mitigation

  • Defining customer benefits

  • The financial management roadmap

  • Effective strategy implementation

  • Effective communication

  • The Change Curve

  • Balanced scorecard metrics

  • Continuous improvement

Benefits for the individual

• Understand concepts of long-term planning and develop the confidence and initiative to apply these effectively

• Apply strategic concepts to the development of the organisation

• Identify and assess issues and risks that may have an impact on your organisation

Benefits for the organisation

• A strategic understanding of principal tools and models and their use within the company

• A roadmap for the development of corporate strategies

• Advice on the effective implementation of these strategies