Strategic Thinking: A Tool-Based Approach - STT
Posted by PetroSkills on Thursday, March 18, 2010
Start Date Monday, May 24, 2010
End Date Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Location
London, UK
Full Details
See full details at http://www.petroskills.com/courseDetails.aspx?courseID=565
DESIGNED FOR
Geoscientists, Engineers, Managers, and Executives responsible for defining, assessing and developing business alternatives
YOU WILL LEARN HOW TO
Summarize, present and discuss strategic management topics and issues
Determine the factors that influence organizations to change their level of strategic thinking
Identify, understand, analyze and evaluate the strategies of their own units/divisions and other businesses
Describe, apply, draw, and defend conclusions from strategic analysis tools
ABOUT THE COURSE
This course is a hands-on, case-based course focused on managers responsible for building and sustaining a successful strategic plan. Participants are exposed to a variety of perspectives on, approaches to, and tools for the conduct of strategic management. Applied projects during this course provide opportunities for individualized and team-based learning. Teaching approach follows an iterative process of interactive discussions, application of materials, discussion of results, and re-application of materials to new contexts.
COURSE CONTENT
SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats) analysis
Scenario analysis and planning
Rigorous strategic planning methodologies
Boston Consulting Group (BCG) Growth Share matrix
BCG Experience Curve
Bowman’s Strategy Clock
Michael Porter’s Value Chain
Game Theory
Innovation Acceleration
Six-Hat Thinking
Strategic vs. Operational Decisions
Cognition maps
Frames of Reference
Learning organization
Double-Loop Learning
Intellectual Capital Management
Chaos Theory
Six Sigma
Customer and Stakeholder analysis
Conflict Resolution
Organizational Network Analysis
Corporate Culture
Organizational Systems
Contingency theory
Market diversity and niche
Kotter’s Eight Stages of Change
See full details at http://www.petroskills.com/courseDetails.aspx?courseID=565
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Training Courses