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Training Course Summary:

This course is focused on the practical elements of strategic planning and decision making. The consultant will work with you to begin to develop your strategic mindset when planning and making decisions in your business.

Designed as an introduction for all managers and leaders who are new to strategic planning and decision making, this course will help you to develop the knowledge and skills required to take on a strategic role or management position by using practical tools to enable you to think and plan more strategically in the workplace.


By the end of this course you will be able to:

Understand the importance of strategy to an organisation.
Link strategic planning and decision making with your business overall objectives.
Identify the different types and characteristics of strategy, including influencing factors.
Demonstrate the application of strategic planning and decision making by completing a practical exercise/activity in the classroom.

To gain maximum benefit please bring examples of strategic planning and decision making you have already been involved in or will become involved in at a future time.

Who Should Attend:

Suitable for all professionals who are either new to a strategic role or aspiring to a position involving strategic management.

Training Course Overview/Content:

Creating Strategic Management Thinking

Setting and creating a clear direction for a dynamic business
Creating competitive advantage for your business
Practical Strategic Analysis

Analysis and evaluation of the external environment through the use of practical tools
How to analyse business performance
Putting a strategic framework in place
How to react to opportunities and threats
Effective Strategy Formulation

Identifying types and characteristics of strategies
Examining what is corporate strategy, business unit strategy and functional strategy
Developing strategy that fits with your business
Creating strategic choice - building sustainable competitive advantage
Practical activity/case study to enable you to apply this learning within the classroom
Evaluating your Strategic Plan

Keeping the plan flexible and adapting to changes in the business and external environment
Developing and adapting to long-term objectives