Introduction
Understanding how your role is linked to your company’s strategy will help you determine the key issues and priorities needed to focus and align your work with your company’s strategic goals and objectives.
In this program, you will learn how to identify your organization’s strengths, weaknesses, resources, capabilities, and core competencies. and use strategic tools to evaluate competitive forces, industry attractiveness, and environmental threats and opportunities.
In addition, you will learn to sharpen your vision, critical thinking, and decision-making skills by analyzing various companies’ strategies, as well as assessing the strategy of the company you work for, including how your department can help the company strengthen its strategic position, and build a sustainable competitive advantage.
Duration
5 Days
Who Should Attend
- Professionals and managers at all levels of the organization who have limited exposure to strategy
- Managers with some strategy experience who are looking to refresh their business strategy knowledge and skills
- Business owners and employers from any industry who are interested in developing the skills needed to analyze and execute strategies.
Course Level:
Course Objectives
- Perform external and internal analyses for companies and evaluate the dynamics of competition
- Build strategies using appropriate frameworks and tools
- Understand your own company’s strategy
- Align your role with your company’s strategic goals and objectives
- Develop recommendations to strengthen your company’s strategic position and competitive advantage
- Understand the basics of strategy implementation and control
- Earn a digital Certificate of Participation from the Harvard Division of Continuing Education
Course Outline
- The process of crafting and executing a strategic plan
- Frameworks and tools to conduct external and internal analyses
- Evaluating the competitive conditions and industry attractiveness
- Assessing a company’s resources, capabilities, competencies and competitive advantage
- Different types of business strategies
- Strategic moves companies make to strengthen their competitive position in the market (i.e., blue ocean and disruptive innovation strategies amongst other strategies).
- Effective strategy implementation and the strategic change process
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Course Administration Details:
Methodology
These instructor-led training sessions are delivered using a blended learning approach and include presentations, guided practical exercises, web-based tutorials, and group work. Our facilitators are seasoned industry experts with years of experience as professionals and trainers in these fields. All facilitation and course materials are offered in English. Participants should be reasonably proficient in the language.
Accreditation
Upon successful completion of this training, participants will be issued an Indepth Research Institute (IRES) certificate certified by the National Industrial Training Authority (NITA).
Training Venue
The training will be held at IRES Training Centre. The course fee covers the course tuition, training materials, two break refreshments, and lunch. All participants will additionally cater to their travel expenses, visa application, insurance, and other personal expenses.
Accommodation and Airport Transfer
Accommodation and Airport Transfer are arranged upon request. For reservations contact the Training Officer.
- Email: [email protected]
- Phone: +254715 077 817
Tailor-Made
This training can also be customized to suit the needs of your institution upon request. You can have it delivered in our IRES Training Centre or at a convenient location. For further inquiries, please contact us on:
- Email: [email protected]
- Phone: +254715 077 817
Payment
Payment should be transferred to the IRES account through a bank on or before the start of the course. Send proof of payment to [email protected]
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