An Interactive 5-Day Training Course

Strategic Thinking, Analysis &
Business Planning

Turning Strategy into Action and Results

Strategic Thinking, Analysis & Business Planning

Scheduled Dates

Classroom

08 - 12 Jun 2026
Dubai - UAE
$5,950
22 - 26 Jun 2026
London - UK
$5,950
13 - 17 Jul 2026
New York - USA
$7,950
20 - 24 Jul 2026
Geneva - Switzerland
$5,950
10 - 14 Aug 2026
Dubai - UAE
$5,950
24 - 28 Aug 2026
London - UK
$5,950
14 - 18 Sep 2026
Prague - Czech Republic
$5,950
28 Sep - 02 Oct 2026
Amsterdam - The Netherlands
$5,950
19 - 23 Oct 2026
Dubai - UAE
$5,950
02 - 06 Nov 2026
London - UK
$5,950
16 - 20 Nov 2026
Paris - France
$5,950
14 - 18 Dec 2026
New York - USA
$7,950
21 - 25 Dec 2026
London - UK
$5,950
28 Dec - 01 Jan 2027
Dubai - UAE
$5,950
11 - 15 Jan 2027
London - UK
$5,950
29 Mar - 02 Apr 2027
Dubai - UAE
$5,950
07 - 11 Jun 2027
Dubai - UAE
$5,950
21 - 25 Jun 2027
London - UK
$5,950
12 - 16 Jul 2027
New York - USA
$7,950
19 - 23 Jul 2027
Geneva - Switzerland
$5,950
09 - 13 Aug 2027
Dubai - UAE
$5,950
23 - 27 Aug 2027
London - UK
$5,950
13 - 17 Sep 2027
Prague - Czech Republic
$5,950
27 Sep - 01 Oct 2027
Amsterdam - The Netherlands
$5,950
18 - 22 Oct 2027
Dubai - UAE
$5,950
01 - 05 Nov 2027
London - UK
$5,950
15 - 19 Nov 2027
Paris - France
$5,950
13 - 17 Dec 2027
New York - USA
$7,950
20 - 24 Dec 2027
London - UK
$5,950
27 - 31 Dec 2027
Dubai - UAE
$5,950

Online

08 - 12 Jun 2026
Online
$4,950
05 - 09 Oct 2026
Online
$4,950
07 - 11 Jun 2027
Online
$4,950
04 - 08 Oct 2027
Online
$4,950

Why Choose this Training Course?

This PetroKnowledge Strategic Thinking, Analysis & Business Planning training course gives you a robust practical framework to formulate, develop, and implement plans to achieve strategic goals and realize your vision. It shows you how to break out of reacting to day-to-day problems, so you can build a team or organization that is more proactive and resilient to change.

A key feature of this training course is a comprehensive strategic management system that guides you through the steps needed to develop the right strategy then translate it into a business plan that provides the foundation for achieving strategic alignment of operational plans and individual objectives with your business model.

This Strategic Thinking, Analysis & Business Planning training course highlights:

  • The difference between good and bad strategies
  • Improving the performance of an existing company / division / department when faced with major change in business conditions
  • Balancing financial and non-financial objectives and goals
  • Developing an existing company / division / department
  • Aligning all activity to focus on the strategic goals and not be distracted by less important issues

What are the Goals?

The central objectives of this Strategic Thinking, Analysis & Business Planning training course are as follows:

  • Learn how to develop a plan to achieve the goals you want for you and your organization (company / division / business unit / team)
  • Develop strategic thinking in your organization
  • Develop a strategic plan for your organization
  • Identify the principles and mechanisms that drive successful implementation
  • Develop measurable action plans that result in success
  • Understand your underlying business model and how it relates to your strategy

Who is this Training Course for?

This Strategic Thinking, Analysis & Business Planning training course provides a vital knowledge base to prepare for greater responsibility and moving into more senior roles. It will benefit managers who are about to take on strategic responsibility; those who have recently done so and more established senior managers who want to update their knowledge, including:

  • Business Managers
  • Team Leaders
  • Process Leaders
  • Functional Managers
  • Project Managers
  • Newly-appointed Senior Managers
  • Professionals

How will this Training Course be Presented?

This highly interactive Strategic Thinking, Analysis & Business Planning training course encourages delegate participation through a combination of short lectures, large and small group discussion, practical exercises, case studies, and breakout sessions to practice new skills. The comprehensive course manual has been designed to be practical, and easy to use. Delegates will gain the skills and motivation they need to design, develop and implement powerful but simple strategies.

Organisational Impact

Enhanced Strategic Thinking and Business Planning training course enables an organization to increase stakeholder satisfaction through:

  • A greater strategic perspective at all levels of the organization
  • Development of the next generation of strategic leaders
  • Development of specialist managers who are able and empowered to think strategically
  • Better appreciation by functional specialists / managers of the challenges faced by top management in steering an organization through change
  • Better internal communication at a strategic level

Personal Impact

Delegates will develop their ability to use strategic thinking to become more proactive and build business plans to implement strategic initiatives through:

  • Greater confidence in understanding the potential strategic impact of current managerial roles
  • A better appreciation of the interconnected nature of major business decisions
  • Understanding how to shift from reacting to problems to making things happen the way you want for you and your organization
  • Knowing how to simplify—be able to deliver 3-5 critical things instead of struggling with 30-50 un-prioritised tasks
  • Developing and delivering long, medium, and short-term plans

Daily Agenda

Day 1: Strategic Thinking and Planning
  • The Essence of Strategy – Core Concept and Definition of Terms
  • The Difference between Good Strategy and Bad Strategy
  • How to Think Strategically? – Practical Techniques
  • Leadership and Management, Comparing Strategy and Operations
  • Strategic and Operational Goals – The Significance and Difference
  • Using the Strategic Management System
Day 2: Developing Strategy – The Power of Business Analysis
  • Understanding the Importance and Value of a “Business Model”
  • Vision, Values, Mission and Goals – Strategy as Perspective
  • Analyzing your Business Environment
  • How to Evaluate Your Organizations Competencies and Capabilities?
  • Resource-based Approaches to Strategy
Day 3: Strategy Development, Choice and Translation
  • Levels of Strategy: Corporate, Business and Functional
  • Competitive Strategy – Strategy as Position
  • Emergent Strategies – Strategy as Patterns
  • Uncertainty and Scenarios – Strategy as Plans
  • Strategic Choice – How to Select the Best Strategy
  • Translating Strategy with Strategy Maps and Balanced Scorecards
Day 4: Embedding Strategy in the Organization
  • Communicating Strategy and Managing Stakeholders
  • How to Manage Strategic Risk?
  • Alignment of Operations with Strategy
  • Strategic Performance Measurement
  • Managing Implementation – Effective Execution of Strategy
  • Integrating Strategic and Operational Management Processes
Day 5: Bringing It All Together
  • Building a Strategy / Business Planning Team
  • Analyzing Business Models and Strategies in an Industry
  • Understanding and Overcoming Psychological Bias
  • Overview of the Whole Course
  • Action Planning and Next Steps

Certificate

  • On successful completion of this Training Course / Online Training Course, a PetroKnowledge Certificate / E-Certificate will be awarded to the delegates.

Accreditation

Mini MBA Series

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