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Introduction

The purpose of business strategy is to give direction to an enterprise; specifically, to give long-term direction to the firm.
This is achieved through some form of strategic planning and control of the business. The responsibility for directing the business lies with the strategic management component of the enterprise, which may be an individual or a group.
Traditionally this role has been the prerogative of top management in the firm, but the current trend is towards a much wider participation in strategic decision-making.
Strategy and strategic management do not occur in a vacuum; they occur within a specific business which has a unique organization structure.
This organization structure is the facilitating framework through which business strategy is implemented and will therefore influence strategic decisions and be affected by those decisions.
It is well known that Decision making techniques encompasses an entire spectrum of approaches. We are going to focus our attention on the well-established and widely accepted practice of decision tree analysis.
Some important decisions are made, based on nothing more than a personal whim or fancy.
We go into more detail about that aspect of decision-making. And that’s where decision trees come into play.

Objectives

By the end of this course practitioners shall learn to:
• Distinguish between thinking in "wholes" versus "parts.”
• Describe their department’s / business unit’s relationship to other "parts.”
• Analyse their current position vis-à-vis industry, competitors, organizational capabilities.
• Demonstrate usage of several tools to facilitate participatory processes.
• Identify the support and resource requirements for implementation and sustainability of a plan.
• Identify the key performance issues and critical success factors.
• Design a strategic planning process appropriate to own situation.
• Take an effective approach to decision making.
• Identify Decision-Making Styles and Attribute
• Make an Ethical Decision Making and Problem Solving
• Build and expand their decision-making, and critical thinking skills.
• Apply logical and creative approaches to decision making.
• Use traditional and creative tools for identifying causes and generating solutions.
• Gain confidence in asking the “right questions” and overcoming the stress of making complex decisions.
• Develop strategic approaches to decision-making.

Who Should Attend?

• All heads and mangers of Department
• All Section Head

Training Method

• Pre-assessment
• Live group instruction
• Use of real-world examples, case studies and exercises
• Interactive participation and discussion
• Power point presentation, LCD and flip chart
• Group activities and tests
• Each participant receives a 7” Tablet containing a copy of the presentation, slides and handouts
• Post-assessment

Program Support

This program is supported by:
* Interactive discussions
* Role-play
* Case studies and highlight the techniques available to the participants.

Course Agenda

The course agenda will be as follows:
• Technical Session 08.30-10.00 am
• Coffee Break 10.00-10.15 am
• Technical Session 10.15-12.15 noon
• Coffee Break 12.15-12.45 pm
• Technical Session 12.45-02.30 pm
• Course Ends 02.30 pm