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Discover how to anticipate, initiate, and manage change.

In this course, you will learn to become an innovator, a persuasive player, and a champion of strategic change. You will gain the knowledge and skills to close the gap between where you are now and where you want to be. You'll conduct SWOT analysis, leverage key prospects for strategic opportunities, and inspire risk taking and innovation. This course provides you with the skills to add value to your organization and move your team forward decisively.

Who Should Attend?

Managers with fewer than five years of management experience who want to move into a more strategic role

Inspire and direct your team to greater readiness and competitiveness
Use strategic thinking to add value to your organization by understanding the needs and expectations of your customers
Anticipate and innovate strategies to link strategic vision to core capabilities
Recognize opportunities to influence and create strategic alliances
Use strategic thinking to identify key strengths and weaknesses in your work group
Encourage and support risk taking and innovation at all levels
Develop persuasive skills to sell your strategic ideas

1. Introduction

Operational Management and Strategic Thinking
Classic Strategic Model
Developing a SWOT Analysis
Creating a Target for Future Success
Developing a Mission Statement
Encouraging Innovation in Your Team
Creating a Strategic Approach to Your Particular Work Situation

2. Developing and Balancing Your Operational and Strategic Management Skills

Establishing a Working Definition of Operational Management
Exploring the Key Attributes of Today's Strategic Thinkers
Finding the Balance Between these Core Competencies
Using Operational Management and Strategic Thinking in Your Own Work Setting

3. Creating a Strategic Frame of Reference

Key Components of a Strategic Frame of Reference
Key Outputs at Each Level
Developing a Strategic Thinker's Approach for Your Own Work Environment

4. Your Team, Your Customers, and Your Competitors

Clarifying the Purpose of Your Work Group in the Context of Your Organization
Drafting a Mission Statement Defining the Operational Reality
Creating a SWOT Analysis to Help You Understand Your Team, Your Customers, and Your Competitors

5. Developing a Strategic Vision: Moving from What Is to What If

Assessing Customer Needs, Wants, and Expectations
Determining Optimal Approaches for Developing Customer Data and Input
Using an Importance/Performance Matrix to Set Priorities for Your Work Group
Power of Vision
Creating a Link Between the Organizational Vision and Your Mission

6. Making Your Vision a Reality: Influencing Key Stakeholders

Developing Persuasive Skills to Sell Your Strategic Ideas
Exploring a Range of Options for Influencing Others
Assessing Your Ability to Encourage Innovation
Conducting Five Key Conversations to Encourage Innovation in Your Group

7. Your Personal Plan: Developing and Selling Your Vision of the Future

Completing a Strategic Frame of Reference for Your Department, Work Unit, or Team
Preparing to Communicate Strategically
Identifying and Practicing the Key Conversations You Intend to Have Upon Your Return to Work

8. Developing a Personal Plan of Action

Why have you chosen us?

I have attended a training from Bilginc IT Academy before and I was satisfied.

I have attended a training from a different provider and it was not helpful.

Other

How many employees do you have in your IT department?

0 – 50

50 – 250

250 – 1000

1000+

Upcoming Trainings

Join our public courses in our South Africa facilities. Private class trainings will be organized at the location of your preference, according to your schedule.

Classroom / Virtual Classroom

01 February 2025