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