Jenny Hughes

The intensity of fast growing and rapidly changing technology and the economic environment forces organisations to employ strategic analysis tools to ensure their ability to compete in a global market place. Planning for uncertain times is now a requirement as opposed to strategic initiatives. Organisations must prepare for different scenarios and optimise its resource allocation to deal with complex situations when the future is uncertain. This course equips delegates with the required tools to cope with uncertainty and change in a challenging business environment.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

This course is vital for directors and senior managers responsible for guiding their organisations to success in uncertain times. This course will also greatly benefit forward-thinking executives, managers and team leaders wanting to learn the tools that build winning corporate strategies for a flourishing organisation.

COURSE PROFILE

Strategy formulation. Understanding the company, customer and competition -  Determining why strategies fail

Issues in strategic execution. Lack of organisational clarity - Organisational design - Communication and control systems

The current market environment. Market upheaval and change - Causes of confusion

Uncertainty as the new reality. Uncertainty matrix - Rules based planning - Building empowerment and trust

Preparing for scenario planning. Key elements; trends and uncertainties - The scenario planning process - Creating syndicate teams and deciding on projects
 

SKILLS ATTAINED

At the end of the course delegates will be able to:

Formulate a strategic plan
Locate and deal with change issues
Apply the uncertainty matrix
Determine an appropriate organisational design
Identify limiting factors of communication
Plan for different scenarios

RELATED COURSES

• Leadership Challenges & Strategy Formulation L74
• Business Planning and Growth Strategies for World-Class Leaders PL31