Do you face the challenge of having to create tomorrow’s organization out of today’s organization against a background of rapid change – in markets, technology, business processes and risky business conditions?
The 5-day Coventry Academy training course “Certificate in Strategic Enterprise Analysis and Consulting Skills” has been specially designed to develop a new type of manager in the critical competences of business analysis and effective consultancy in priority activities that will enable an organization to achieve, sustain and enhance competitive advantage and profitable growth. This is both an intensive introduction to leading-edge techniques of business analysis and also an updating mechanism for advancing the practical skills that are required in strategic consultancy – either as an internal specialist within your current organization or as an external consultant. This highly participative training course will greatly advance your personal development in these two key aspects of managerial activity.
What are the goals?
By attending this Coventry Academy training course, delegates will be able to:
Analyse the future potential of your organisation’s current business
Identify and evaluate opportunities for profitable growth
Build strategic planning teams and produce plans that get implemented
Motivate and engage colleagues or clients to gain their commitment and support
Introduce and lead the implementation of innovative strategic plans
Who is this training course for?
This Coventry Academy training course is suitable to a wide range of professionals but will greatly benefit:
Strategic planners who wish to learn leading-edge tools and techniques
Marketing specialists who now need to take a broader view of the business
Operations managers who have an interest in a general management role
Experienced finance specialists and investment analysts
Human resource managers responsible for introducing change
Scientific and technical specialists interested in strategic planning
Supply chain, logistics and business process managers
High-potential staff who need a rapid introduction to strategic management
Course Outline
Day One: Theme – Strategic Enterprise Analysis (1)
What is strategic management and why is it important?
The main tools and techniques of strategic analysis
Analysis of the business environment
Identifying the main structural forces in a business
Linkage and alignment of strategic with operational management
Case study to develop the above topics
Day Two: Theme – Strategic Enterprise Analysis (2)
Assessing the attractiveness of our chosen business activity
Projecting the main development trends
Evaluating our performance in our chosen business activity
Planning in balance with our line of sight
Designing and implementing a strategic plan for profitable growth
Case example or case study on the above topics
Day Three: Theme – Developing Consulting Skills (1)
Defining the role and relationship with an internal or external client
Scoping a project – the start of a relationship
Proposing and negotiating a consulting contract
Selecting internal and external members of the team
Managing client expectations
Case example or case study
Day Four: Theme – Developing Consulting Skills (2)
Achieving a successful project launch
Managing and controlling a consulting project
Coping with variance and divergence in implementing the project
Dealing with internal and external project management problems
Effective reporting and presentation
Case example or case study
Day Five: Theme – Consulting Activities that Get Results
The importance of team balance – internal and external
Ensuring effective knowledge transfer to the client
Case example for discussion – a problem project
Case example for discussion – a successful project
Impact evaluation of projects in analysis and consulting
Personal action plan to develop enterprise analysis and consulting skills
The certificate
Coventry Academy Certificate of Attendance will be provided to delegates who attend and complete the course