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Business Strategy & Planning for Managers

Develop the best strategic plans to support your company’s goals and future growth.

The Key Issues

The business world is changing fast all the time. There are new challenges, new competitors and new situations. It can be difficult to figure out what strategy you should follow and how you should do it. The best way is to have a structured approach that is also analytical and plan out your strategy. You need to learn to use the right strategic tools at the right time.

Strategic
planning

Strategic alignment

Understanding mega patterns

Key Competences​

Strategy & finance

Business planning

Risk management

The Right Programme for You

You are a manager or business leader. You need to develop new strategies and plan for the future. This programme gives you the key strategy & planning skills you need for your role.

Highlights

Learn, Practice and Use

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Programme Details

The Business Strategy & Planning for Managers is a 3 day or 4 live online sessions hands-on training programme, highly interactive with exercises and role plays. T the key strategic planning you need in your role to cope with an ever changing business world.

Ten Programme Modules

  • Determining a frame of reference for strategic planning concepts
  • Schools of thought in strategic planning
  • The evolution of strategy
  • Basic elements of strategic planning
  • Developing and managing the strategy formation process
  • Your organization’s core values
  • Creating an inspiring mission statement for your own organization
  • Identifying macro and micro factors
  • Responding to changes in the environment
  • The I/P (Importance/Performance) matrix as a competitive tool
  • How to become a high-performing organization
  • Financial elements of developing strategy
  • Data synthesis
  • SWOT analysis
  • Defining your competitive advantage
  • The product/industry/life-cycle curve
  • Understanding mega patterns
  • Creating organizational accountability
  • How to translate the grand design into well-executed strategic planning
  • Key building blocks
  • Learning the three core processes
  • Understanding resource allocation and strategy formation
  • Determining the best processes for your business

Faculty

Bettina
Hausmann

Bettina
Hausmann

Bettina
Hausmann

Bettina
Hausmann

Bettina
Hausmann

Upcoming Programmes

Choose your preferred learning solution

Face-to-Face
3 days
€3,495

Date
Location
Attendance Fee
Status
06 Jul – 08 Jul 2026
€3,495
Guaranteed to run
14 Sep – 16 Sep 2026
Prague, City Centre
€3,495
Early bird · 10% off
02 Nov – 04 Nov 2026
London, City Centre
€3,495
Scheduled

Live Online
4 sessions
€2,295

Date
Sessions
Attendance Fee
Status
12 Oct – 13 Oct 2026
4 sessions · CET
  • Mon 09 Mar 09:00 – 12:00
  • Mon 09 Mar 14:00 – 17:00
  • Tue 10 Mar 09:00 – 12:00
  • Tue 10 Mar 14:00 – 17:00
€2,295
Scheduled

In-Company
This programme is available as an In-Company solution for you teams.

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Date
Location
Attendance Fee
Status
06 Jul – 08 Jul 2026
€3,495
Guaranteed to run
14 Sep – 16 Sep 2026
Prague, City Centre
€3,495
Early bird · 10% off
02 Nov – 04 Nov 2026
London, City Centre
€3,495
Scheduled

Date
Sessions
Attendance Fee
Status
12 Oct – 13 Oct 2026
4 sessions · CET
  • Mon 09 Mar 09:00 – 12:00
  • Mon 09 Mar 14:00 – 17:00
  • Tue 10 Mar 09:00 – 12:00
  • Tue 10 Mar 14:00 – 17:00
€2,295
Scheduled

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