Key details
Mode of delivery: Classroom-based
Course code: SM11A
Duration: 1 day
Fee: £925.00 + VAT
CPD Hours: 6
Course Overview
This session develops a structured view of the organisation’s strategic position. Participants assess internal strengths, weaknesses, structural and cultural factors, evaluate long-term external influences, and prioritise the strategic concerns most likely to shape future success.
Agenda
Environmental and Internal Analysis
- Map out your internal environment and define its impact on your company’s strategy.
- Evaluate potential threats from outside your organisation (long term).
- Develop a list of strategic concerns that have the greatest impact on your organisation’s future position.
Course Review
- Summary and recap of key learning objectives
- Action Planning
Target Audience
This course is suitable for:
- Directors and Heads of Strategy, Transformation and Corporate Development.
- Business Unit Leaders and Senior Operational Managers
- HR and Organisational Development Leaders supporting strategic capability and culture.
- Programme and Transformation Leaders involved in strategic planning.
- Public Sector, NGO and Non-Profit Leaders responsible for strategic direction.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course, you will be able to implement a successful strategy that enables you to:
- Assess the organisation’s internal strengths, weaknesses, structural factors and cultural conditions and explain how they affect strategic feasibility.
- Evaluate external and macro-environmental influences to identify long-term opportunities and threats that may affect strategic positioning.
- Prioritise strategic concerns according to their likely impact, urgency and feasibility so leadership attention is focused on the most important issues.
Course dates
Apr 12, 2027
Aug 23, 2027
Dec 6, 2027
