Effective Development of Business Strategy

Section One: Coping With Change In The Business Environment

• The Changing Economic Balance Between The Developed And Developing The World
• Value Migration, What Belongs Where?
• Competitive Advantage, The Shift From Product And Service To The Business Model
• Globalization: Economics, Complexity, Strategic Choice, People Development
• Dealing With Risk, Risk Identification, Risk Analysis, Risk Management
• A Case Study On Managing Organizational Development In A Changing World

Section Two: Supply Chain Dynamics And The Agile Organisation

• Strategic Development, From Products To A Logistics Focus
• Supply Chain Structures And Approaches As The Basis For Differentiation
• Evaluating, Setting Up And Managing Collaborative Business Relationships
• Agility, Virtual Organizations And The Built To Change Model
• Organizational Life-cycles And Organizational Innovation.
• A Case Study On Supply Chain Dynamics

Section Three: Core Competencies, Developing Key People

• The Life, Cycles Of Core Competencies In The Modern Organization
• The Characteristics And Competencies Of High-performing Teams
• Teams And Work-groups, How To Design And Lead, Manage Them
• The Strategic Manager As Mentor And Coach
• Coping With Complexity And Uncertainty
• A Case Study On Managing And Developing Key People

Section Four: Leading-edge Tools And Techniques For Planning

• The Principles Of Dynamic Alignment And Its Management Challenges
• Planning In A Built To Change Environment
• Time Compression And It's Potential As A Differentiating Force
• How To Link The Strategic Plan With Operational And Project Planning
• Communication,  The Starting Point Of Sustainable High Performance
• Case Study, The Enterprise Of The Future

Section Five: Producing A Strategic Plan That Gets Implemented

• Strategy And Plans For Transformational Change
• The Planning Process, Timing
• The Planning Process, Inputs And Outputs
• Managing And Monitoring The Implementation Of The Plan
• Final Questions And Answers And Deciding Personal Follow-up Actions
• Course Leaders Summary And Overview Of The Whole Course