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Advanced Planning & Strategic Management - Stepsure Training & Research Institute , Kenya, Nairobi

Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:36:03 +04

Course Summary

Master the art of strategic management and advanced planning with our comprehensive course. Learn effective techniques to develop strategic plans, manage organizational change, and drive business success. Gain practical experience and insights from case studies and interactive sessions to excel in strategic management and planning in just 5 days.
Course Details/Outline:
Day 1: Introduction to Strategic Management
Overview of strategic management and its importance
Key concepts and frameworks in strategic planning
Practical exercises on developing strategic plans
Day 2: Advanced Planning Techniques
Understanding the principles of advanced planning
Techniques for long-term and short-term planning
Case studies on successful planning strategies
Day 3: Organizational Change Management
Introduction to change management in organizations
Identifying and addressing resistance to change
Techniques for successfully implementing change
Day 4: Strategic Decision Making
Developing strategic decision-making skills
Techniques for evaluating and prioritizing strategic options
Interactive workshops on decision-making processes
Day 5: Legal and Regulatory Compliance
Understanding the legal and regulatory framework governing strategic management
Ensuring compliance with relevant laws and regulations
Developing a personal action plan for effective strategic management
Interactive workshops and practical exercises

Cost: 1500 USD

Duration: 5 Days

Mergers and Acquisitions - Convertas , Dubai,United Arab Emirates,Malaysia,Turkey,United Kingdom

Thu, 10 May 2018 14:34:19 +04

Day 1
Fundamentals of mergers and acquisitions
· Distinction between mergers and acquisitions
· Why do acquisitions take place?
                > Diversification
                > Consolidation
· The main distinct stages of acquisitions
                > Corporate strategy development
                > Organizing for acquisitions
                > Deal structuring and negotiations
> Post-acquisition integration
> Post-acquisition audit

Day 2
Structuring the merger or acquisition
· Drafting preliminary documents
                > Heads of terms - legally binding?
                > Confidentiality agreement
                > Lockout/exclusivity agreements
· How to structure the acquisition
                > Share sale
                > Business sale
> Hive down of the business followed by share sale
Share sale versus business sale
· Advantages and disadvantages of share sale: seller versus buyer
> Transactions
> Third Party consent
> Stamp Duty
> Liabilities
> Avoiding TUPE (Transfer of Undertakings,
  Protection of Employment)
> Warranties
· Advantages and disadvantages of business sale: seller versus buyer

Day 3
Structuring the deal
· How to price the acquisition
· The due diligence process
> Objectives
> Structure
> Scope
· The purchase agreements
                > Asset Purchase Agreement versus Share Purchase Agreement
Post-acquisition
· Importance of warranties and indemnities
                > Effects of breach
> How to minimize claims
· Contractual protection for the seller
· Disclosure letter
· Intellectual property and environmental issues
· Merger control and completion

Cost: 3195 USD

Duration: 3 Days

Strategic Marketing Planning - Convertas , Dubai,United Arab Emirates

Sun, 25 Feb 2018 14:44:51 +04

Day 1
Marketing concept
· Scope and functions
· Competitive pressures changing the world
· The smart bomb strategic approach
· Definition of strategic planning
· Organizing the general planning framework

Day 2
Marketing planning
· The benefits of planning
· Reasons to write a marketing plan
· The marketing plan format
· The marketing planning process
· Setting 'SMART' objectives and goals
· Linking the marketing strategy to the vision, mission & objectives

Day3
Business situation analysis
· The components of a company's environment
· The framework for competitive analysis
· Components of internal analysis
· Components of external analysis
· Competitive and customer analysis
· Environmental analysis
· 'SWOT' analysis
· The five forces diagram
· Portfolio analysis and design
· Workshop: marketing analysis

Day 4
Planning segmentation, targeting and Positioning
· Basis for segmentation
· Benefits of segmentation
· The market segmentation process
· Criteria for B to B segmentation
· Effective positioning
· Steps in market segmentation, targeting, and positioning
· Creating a powerful value proposition
· Workshop: crafting a value proposition and positioning

Day 5
Strategy development
· Considering different strategic alternatives
· Analyzing different marketing strategies
· The growth strategy matrix
· Factors shaping the choice of strategy
· Blue ocean versus red ocean strategies
· Workshop: formulating strategies
Tactical planning applications
· Setting the scene: the marketing mix
· The components of the marketing mix
· Using the marketing mix model
· Workshop: setting the marketing mix

Cost: 3995 USD

Duration: 5 Days

Corporate Governance Best Practices - Convertas , Dubai,United Arab Emirates,Malaysia,Turkey,United Kingdom

Sun, 28 Jan 2018 12:12:29 +04

Day 1
Overview of Corporate Governance (CG)
· Definition of corporate governance
· The scope of corporate governance
· Essential corporate governance principles
· The macro governance picture
· Philosophies affecting corporate governance
· CG code of conduct and global principles

Day 2
Models and mechanism of CG
· Shareholder Wealth Maximization model (SWM)
· Corporate Wealth Maximization model (CWM)
· International models of corporate governance
· The board of directors
· Audit committee
· Environment for corporate control

Day 3
Stakeholders in corporate governance
· Stakeholders
· Shareholders rights
· Different types of directors
· Directors' duties and rights
· Role of chairman and corporate officers
· Internal auditors and external auditors
· Institutional investors and minority stakeholders
· Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) view on stakeholders
· Deloitte governance framework
· KPMG professional judgment process
· Risk based decision making
· CG failure effects
· The efficient board

Day 4
Functions and structures of corporate governance
· Starting from board of directors
· Alternative board structures
· Unitary and two tier board models
· Independence of the board
· Selection, remuneration and evaluation of the board
· Analyzing current company's CG system
· Planning and organizing CG objectives and resources
· Communicating and implementing CG principles

Day 5
Practical corporate governance best practices
· International Corporate Governance Network (ICGN)
· OECD corporate governance principles
Disclosure and transparency
· Financial and operating results versus company objectives
· Remuneration policy for board members and key executives
· Related party transactions
· Timely, accurate and cost efficient access to information by users

Cost: 3995 USD

Duration: 5 Days

Corporate Social Responsibility - Convertas , Dubai,Malaysia,Turkey,United Kingdom

Sun, 30 Jul 2017 22:53:22 +04

Day 1: Introduction to Corporate Social Responsibility
· Defining Corporate Social Responsibility
· The Concepts of Corporate citizenship
· Business criticism in a CSR cycle
· Historical perspectives
· Points of View on CSR
· Caroll's four-part definition

Day 2: Importance of CSR
· 3Ps Theory (People, Planet, Profits)
· Two different views of CSR
· Corporations involvement in CSR
· Arguments for and against CSR
Ethics and CSR
· Definitions and relationships
· Business ethics developments
· Ways companies integrate ethics
· Engagement in a global code of business ethics
· Making decisions on ethical issues

Day 3: The evolution and revolution of CSR
· The rise and fall of CSR
· The failure of CSR: three curses
· Embracing the future: five principles
· Shapeshifting: from CSR to CSR

Day4: Rules for effective CSR communication
· Characteristics of information relating to CSR
· Rule 1: act first, talk later
· Rule 2: the why and the wherefore
· Rule 3: be prepared
· Rule 4: CSR must be a boardroom priority
· Rule 5: involve the employees
· Rule 6: extract messages
· Rule 7: everybody is different
· Rule 8: embrace dialogue
· Rule 9: become an example of good practice
· Rule 10: responsible product brands

Day 5: Challenges of CSR
· Friedman versus Russell
· Dimensions of CSR
· Models of CSR
· Features of CSR models
· CSR in developing countries
· Drivers of CSR in developing countries
· CSR implementation framework
· Common mistakes in CSR
· Factors to consider in a business case for CSR

Cost: 3995 USD

Duration: 5 Days

Result Based Management Workshop - Convertas , Dubai,Malaysia,Turkey,United Kingdom,United Arab Emirates

Mon, 29 May 2017 22:29:51 +04

Objective

Understand the theory of change and strategic results framework
Risk register
Integrated monitoring and evaluation
The use of evidence from monitoring and evaluation in decision-making
Meaningful reporting to key stakeholders.
Devise metrics to monitor and control project risks

OutlineUnderstand Results-Based Management (RBM)

the principles of results-based management
RBM's essential structures and processes
results cultures
diagnosis of the strengths, weaknesses and gaps in participants' organizations.

Prepare the ground for RBM development

prepare the ground for RBM development
the RBM strategy
key stakeholders for RBM
the organization's Theory of Change, and logic model
the strategic results framework including key indicators.

Evaluation with RBM

the risk register
risk management plan
results-based budgeting
evaluation with RBM
the strategic monitoring and evaluation plan.

Developing an RBM strategy

data quality assurance
data analysis
data utilization
reporting
managing change with RBM
participants' own strategies

Cost: 3495 USD

Duration: 4 Days

Business Continuity Management - Convertas , Dubai,Malaysia,Turkey,United Kingdom

Mon, 29 May 2017 21:34:54 +04

Objective

Explain the approach for establishing an operational Business Continuity Management System (BCMS) aligned to the UAE NCEMA , Business Continuity Institute (BCI) Good Practice Guidelines (GPG) 2013 and ISO Social Security
Business Continuity Management Systems (BCMS) requirements
Identify components and best practices of a successful BCM Program, specifically its policy, strategy and supporting tools
Understand the components for an effective Business Impact Analysis (BIA) that is able to meet strategic, tactical and operational
requirements of an organization
Develop a Business Continuity Plan (BCP) and delivery of a Business Continuity (BC) exercise
Develop requirements for an auditable (BCMS) to comply with UAE NCEMA

OutlineBusiness Continuity Management (BCM) and Organizational Resilience

How does Business Continuity provide value to an organization?
Definition and ingredients of organizational resilience

Business Continuity Institute (BCI) Good Practice Guidelines (GPG) 2013
BCM Program, Policy, Strategy and Tools

Implementing a BCM program, and its leadership
The BC Policy requirements
The BC strategy - how and depth?
Contingency and standby
Understanding stakeholders
Legislations, regulations and standards

Embedding Business Continuity

Training needs analysis, skills and competency framework
Why do we need a Competency Framework?
Developing a Competency Framework

Business Impact Analysis (BIA)

Types of BIA: strategic, tactical, operational
Implementation methods for BIA and Risk Assessment (RA)

Developing and implementing a Business Continuity Plan (BCP)

Ownership and plan structure
Roles and responsibilities of BC Champion and Team Leaders

Delivering a Business Continuity Exercise

Types of testing/exercising
Key components for delivery of an auditable exercise

Maintenance of the BCMS

What is the function of an audit?
BCM Steering Committee and Terms of Reference (ToR's)
Overriding management review and continuous improvement

Cost: 3195 USD

Duration: 3 Days

Advanced Strategic Planning Workshop - Convertas , Dubai,Malaysia,Turkey,United Kingdom

Mon, 29 May 2017 21:22:43 +04

Objective

Mission Vision and Objectives of an organization
SOWT analysis with in-depth study of all components
Comparing SOWT with other tools ( PEST)
Perception and the Sub-conscious level thinking
Values and beliefs
Types of strategies and their use
Preparing action plans for implementation of strategic plan
Implementing and monitoring strategic plans

Outline

The sub-conscious level thinking and its impact on human character
Beliefs and values
Vision and mission
Define yourself
Emotional Intelligence and its relation to strategic thinking
What is an organization?
Why strategic planning
Vision and Mission Statement
SOWT analysis and its comparison with other analysis tools
Practical work on SOWT analysis
How SOWT can help is setting strategies and goals
Types of strategies and their use
Strategy statement
Introduction to different strategic planning tools: Porter's Competitive Forces, Moore' Public Value Strategic Triangle, MacMillan's Matrix, and Kaplan's Balanced Scorecard
Setting strategic goals
Strategic objectives
Competitive and functional strategies
How should a strategic planning document look like?
Strategic action planning exercise
How should an action plan be for implementation of strategic plan
Monitoring strategic management
Using results for motivation of your team

Cost: 3995 USD

Duration: 5 Days