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Executive Strategy Masterclass Course Outline

 

Module 1: Introduction to Strategy

  • What is Strategy and Why is it Important?
  • Concept of Sustainable Competitive Advantage
  • Basic Strategic Approaches for Setting a Company
  • Identification of a Company’s Strategy
  • Constitutes a Viable Business Model
  • Charting a Company’s Direction

Module 2: Evaluating a Company’s External Environment

  • Analysing the Company’s Macro Environment
  • Assessing the Company’s Industry and Competitive Environment
  • Five Forces Framework
  • Complementors and the Value NET
  • Industry Dynamics and the Forces Driving Change
  • Strategic Group Analysis
  • Competitor Analysis and the SOAR Framework
  • Key Success Factors

Module 3: Evaluating a Company’s Resources, Capabilities, and Competitiveness

  • Identifying a Company’s Internal Strengths and Weaknesses
  • Identifying the Company’s Resources and Capabilities
  • Concept of a Company Value Chain
  • Strategic Implications of Competitiveness Strength Assessments

Module 4: Generic Competitiveness Strategies

  • Broad Low-Cost Strategies
  • Broad Differentiation Strategies
  • Focused (or Market Niche) Strategies
  • Best-Cost (Hybrid) Strategies
  • Contrasting Features of the Generic Competitive Strategies

Module 5: Strengthening a Company’s Competitive Position

  • Launching Strategic Offensives to Improve a Company’s Position
  • Defensive Strategies – Protecting Market Position and Competitive Advantage
  • Timing a Company’s Strategic Moves
  • Strengthening a Company’s Market Position via its Scope of Operations
  • Strategic Alliances and Partnerships

Module 6: Building an Organisation Capable of Good Strategy Execution

  • Framework for Executing Strategies
  • Building an Organisation Capable of Good Strategy Execution: Three Key Actions
  • Staffing the Organisation
  • Developing and Building Critical Resources and Capabilities
  • Matching Organisational Structure to the Strategy

Module 7: Managing Internal Operations

  • Allocating Resources to the Strategy Execution Effort
  • Employing Business Process Management Tools
  • Installing Information and Operating Systems
  • Using Rewards and Incentives to Promote Better Strategy Execution
  • Corporate Culture and Leadership

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Who Should Attend the Executive Strategy Masterclass?

The Executive Strategy Masterclass is designed for senior professionals and leaders who are responsible for shaping and executing strategic initiatives within their organisations. This course will benefit the following professionals:

  • C-level Executives (CEOs, CFOs, CMOs, etc.)
  • Vice Presidents and Directors
  • Senior Managers and Department Heads
  • Business Development Managers
  • Entrepreneurs
  • Business Owners
  • Strategic Planning Professionals
  • Management Consultants
  • Board Members and Advisors

Prerequisites of the Executive Strategy Masterclass

There are no formal prerequisites to attend the Executive Strategy Masterclass. However, a basic knowledge in business management and leadership would be beneficial.

Executive Strategy Masterclass Course Overview

Strategy is different from goals, priorities, vision, mission, and plans. It comes into effect through executives' choices on where to play and how to win to maximise long-term value. Strategy Execution is implementing a strategic plan to achieve long-term business goals. It includes the everyday structures, methods, and operational goals to help a team to succeed. Creating an effective Executive Strategy helps companies create long-term business and financial stability plans and support continuous growth. Attending this Executive Strategy Masterclass will help the learners to become adept at building an organisation capable of good strategy execution by implementing the right key actions to deliver the required project objective to achieve desired business pursuits.

In this 1-day Executive Strategy Masterclass, delegates will efficiently plan their business strategy with a straightforward, simplistic, and viable business model. Delegates will learn all the basic strategic approaches for setting up a business with sustainable and competitive advantages. They will also learn to evaluate an organisation's Resources, Capabilities, and Competitiveness for expanding into new markets. Our highly expert trainer with abundant knowledge will provide the delegates with a clear strategy that gives a future vision, verifies an organisation's mission and values, establishes objectives, identifies dangers and opportunities, and develops strategies to harness strengths and reduce weaknesses.

It also accommodates the delegates with the more interesting topics, such as:

  • Complementors and the value net
  • Industry dynamics and the forces driving change
  • Strategic group analysis
  • Tests of a winning strategy
  • Charting a company’s direction

At the end of this masterclass, delegates will get familiar with the assessment of the company’s industry and competitive environment to implement the success key factors for a better outcome. They will also be able to know the methods of launching strategic offensives to strengthen a company’s competitive position in the market.

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What’s included in this Executive Strategy Masterclass?

  • World-Class Training Sessions from Experienced Instructors
  • Executive Strategy Certificate
  • Digital Delegate Pack

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Pretoria is one of the three capital cities within South Africa, it has a population of around 740,000 inhabitants. The city is northeast of the city of Johannesburg in the northeast region of South Africa. Pretoria’s main spoken language is Afrikaans as well as Pedi, Tswana, Zulu and English. The city has a large white community with white designated areas.The city of Pretoria has an unemployment rate of around 25.8%.Pretoria has the largest residential universities within South Africa, Tshwane University of Technology offers various diplomas and degrees in vocational courses. The university has around 60,000 enrolled students. Tshwane has two faculties, Science and Arts. 

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1141 Burnett Street

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T: +27 800 780004

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It is the outcome of executive decisions about where to play and win to maximise long-term value. "Where to play" defines the target market regarding customers and needs to be met.
There are no formal prerequisites for attending this Executive Strategy Masterclass.
This Executive Strategy Masterclass is ideal for anyone who wants to gain in-depth knowledge about getting a clear direction about implementing strategies in business.
It helps establish direction, make wise decisions, avoid competitive convergence, measure success, increase satisfaction, etc., are the key benefits of executing a strategy in business.
Porter’s generic, cost-leadership, differentiation, focus, and tactical strategies are the five types of business-level strategies.
This course is [ 1 ] day(s)
Corporate level strategy, business-level strategy, functional level strategy, and operational level strategy are the four main levels of strategy.
In this Executive Strategy Masterclass training, you will learn to develop and build critical resources and capabilities to match the organisational structure to the strategy. You will also get familiar with the framework for executing strategies to implement the right strategy for the right project.
The training fees for Executive Strategy Trainingin Pretoria starts from R33495
The Knowledge Academy is the Leading global training provider for Executive Strategy Training.
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