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