An Intensive 3-day Training Course
Competitive Strategy and Blue Ocean Strategy
Scheduled Dates
Classroom
| 23 - 25 Jun 2025 | Dubai - UAE | $3,950 | RESERVE A SEAT |
| 18 - 20 Aug 2025 | Abu Dhabi - UAE | $3,950 | RESERVE A SEAT |
| 15 - 17 Sep 2025 | Dubai - UAE | $3,950 | RESERVE A SEAT |
| 08 - 10 Dec 2025 | Dubai - UAE | $3,950 | RESERVE A SEAT |
| 30 Mar - 01 Apr 2026 | Dubai - UAE | $3,950 | RESERVE A SEAT |
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Why Choose this Training Course?
Blue Ocean Strategy is a relatively new concept. The book “Blue Ocean Strategy”, was written by 2 professors at the INSEAD business school (W Chan Kim and Renee Mauborgne), and was published in 2005. It rapidly became a best seller. The central aim of Blue Ocean Strategy is to avoid head-to-head competition that simply results in declining opportunities and constrained profits. Kim and Mauborgne argue that the key to success in the future is to avoid competition by creating highly differentiated “value innovations” that create uncontested space. It is substantially about “re-writing the rules” – changing our concepts of markets into value domains and by close linkages to the best quality customers achieving a level of profitable growth that head to head competitors in the “Red Ocean” space will not have.
The principal highlights of the training course are:
- Introduction to leading-edge “Blue Ocean” thinking and best practice in strategy building
- Focus on the business model as the basis of strategic differentiation
- DVD presentations by world-class scholars and practitioners
- Case studies for class work and discussion
- Case presentations based on the personal experience of the course leader
What are the Goals?
The central objectives of this training course are as follows:
- To ensure that participants understand the basic concepts of strategy
- To understand how “Blue Ocean” thinking differs from other approaches to strategy
- To understand the six basic principles of “Blue Ocean” thinking
- To understand the meaning of value innovation
- To ensure that strategy is changed and developed to create a sustained level of high performance
- To enable participants to understand how their specialist parts of the organisation contribute to strategy building and achieving sustainable differentiation
How will this Training Course be Presented?
The training process is based on a carefully planned mix of highly focused input from the course leader - with practical illustration of tools and concepts; group work on small-scale case studies; interaction and group discussion; and group work on a major case study. The course manual will serve as a toolkit for subsequent everyday use. There will also be presentations on DVD given by acknowledged world-leading authorities on the subject. The principles and approaches to strategy and strategic management will be illustrated by real-life cases in which the course leader has been personally involved.
Daily Agenda
Day One:
- Theme: What is “Blue Ocean Strategy and how is it different?
- What is “Blue Ocean Strategy”?
- “Blue Ocean” compared with other approaches to strategic thinking and management
- Creative analysis of industries and companies
- The integrated supply-demand chain as the basis of 21st century strategic thinking
- How value migrates over time
- Customer selection and the principle of differentiated customer engagement
- Choice, complexity, incomplete information - the fundamental problems in strategy
- Mini-case on strategic choice
Day Two:
- Theme: How do we build “Blue Ocean Strategy”?
- Moving from market boundaries to value domains
- The concept of shareholder value and its relationship to strategy formulation
- Tools and techniques that are specific to “Blue Ocean” thinking
- Advanced application of the “balanced scorecard” principles
- The unique specific profitability model derived from “Blue Ocean” thinking
- Strategic choice – getting from competition to innovation and collaboration
- Mini-case on strategy building using “Blue Ocean” principles, tool and techniques
Day Three:
- Theme: How do we implement a “Blue Ocean Strategy”?
- Review of the tools used so far
- Launching “Blue Ocean” for the first time in an organisation
- Cascading “Blue Ocean” thinking through the organisation
- Sustainability/renewability – how to work out the focus and balance of each
- Where does risk figure in “Blue Ocean” strategy?
- Balancing cost leadership with differentiation: the final “Blue Ocean” mini-case
Certificate
- On successful completion of this Training Course / Online Training Course, a PetroKnowledge Certificate / E-Certificate will be awarded to the delegates.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Why PetroKnowledge?
PetroKnowledge is a globally recognized provider of training courses for oil and gas professionals, offering a wide range of specialized training courses designed to enhance knowledge, skills, and expertise in the energy sector. With courses tailored to meet the evolving demands of the oil and gas industry, PetroKnowledge helps professionals stay up-to-date with industry standards, technological advancements, and best practices.
Who are these training courses designed for?
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Can I get a customized training course for my team?
Yes, PetroKnowledge offers customized in-house training solutions for organizations looking to upskill their teams. We work closely with companies to design bespoke training courses for oil and gas professionals that address specific challenges and objectives. Whether you need on-site training or online solutions, we can tailor the training courses to suit your organization’s needs.
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Will I receive a certificate after completing the course?
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