3-Day Intensive Course for Business Leaders, Strategists & Transformation Teams

3 Intense Days
7 Hours per Day (Split into two 3.5-hour sessions)

Learning Path Visual

Your strategic journey from vision to execution:

Day 1: Strategic Thinking, Environment Analysis & Positioning
Learn how to define strategy, analyze your external environment (PESTEL, Porter’s 5 Forces), and position your organization within a competitive and digital landscape.

Day 2: Internal Capabilities, Strategic Options & Alignment
Assess internal strengths using SWOT, VRIO, and value chain analysis. Explore strategic models like Blue Ocean, Ansoff Matrix, and Balanced Scorecard to craft viable growth options.

Day 3: Execution Planning, KPIs & Change Management
Turn strategy into action. Build OKR- and KPI-driven execution plans, structure cross-functional alignment, and lead through strategic change with governance and communication tactics.

Course Overview

A brilliant strategy means nothing if it stays in a slide deck.
This course empowers professionals to create enterprise-level strategies that are not only visionary — but executable. Learn to analyze both markets and internal assets, map strategic pathways, and deploy organization-wide execution models that align with change, digitalization, and growth.

Whether you’re a strategy lead, transformation officer, or executive coach, this course gives you the tools and frameworks to lead with clarity and confidence.

You’ll learn how to:

• Analyze competitive and macro environments using proven tools

• Assess internal value creation and capabilities

• Formulate and evaluate strategic growth options

• Align departments and initiatives to core strategic objectives

• Structure execution using OKRs, KPIs, and program roadmaps

• Lead strategic change with cross-functional governance

Ideal for professionals working in corporate strategy, transformation offices, or business unit leadership roles.

What’s Inside Each Day

Day 1 — Strategic Thinking & External Environment Analysis

• What is enterprise strategy? Vision, mission, differentiation

• Strategic levels: corporate, business, functional

• Tools for external analysis: PESTEL, Porter’s 5 Forces, DESTEP

• Competitive mapping and market disruption trends

• Industry vs. digital-first vs. platform-driven models

• Workshop: Analyze a sector using PESTEL + 5 Forces

Tools: PESTEL templates, strategy canvas
Focus: Environment • Market • Positioning

Day 2 — Internal Capabilities, Strategic Options & Alignment

• SWOT and TOWS for aligning strategy to capability

• VRIO framework: what makes competitive advantage sustainable

• Value chain mapping (Porter) and cost/value levers

• Exploring strategic options: Ansoff Matrix, BCG Growth Share Matrix, Blue Ocean

• Aligning business units and departments

• Workshop: Draft 3 strategic options based on a scenario

Tools: SWOT/TOWS grids, value chain maps, BCG matrix
Focus: Capabilities • Strategic Options • Portfolio Fit

Day 3 — Execution Planning, Metrics & Change Management

• From strategy to execution: OKRs vs. KPIs

• Program management and strategic portfolio oversight

• Aligning strategy with governance: PMO, communication plans, scorecards

• Managing strategic change: resistance, champions, adoption

• Executive reporting and tracking impact

• Workshop: Create a KPI-driven strategy execution plan

Tools: OKR/KPI templates, execution dashboards, stakeholder map
Focus: Execution • Governance • Strategic Change

Course Goals

By the end of this course, you’ll be able to:

• Conduct strategic environmental and capability analyses

• Build enterprise strategies aligned to internal and external factors

• Translate strategy into cross-functional execution plans

• Use OKRs and KPIs to drive accountability and progress

• Manage change and align stakeholders at scale

• Align strategy with enterprise architecture and transformation

Who Should Take This Course?

• Corporate strategists and business planners

• Digital and enterprise transformation leaders

• Executives and business unit heads

• Project Portfolio Managers (PPMs)

• Product owners in charge of strategic initiatives

• Consultants supporting enterprise alignment and growth

Class Reference: MGT-40
Form Updated on: 06/17/2025 (Version 1)
Last Modified on: 06/17/2025

Program Note

Comes with editable strategy canvases, OKR maps, BSC (Balanced Scorecard) templates, and real-world sector case studies (banking, tech, manufacturing, healthcare). No prior MBA required.