Cognitive skills

Strategic Thinking

Shaping a long-term vision and anticipating impact.

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Duration

3 days, 24 hours

Format

In person / online / hybrid

Learning outcomes

  • analysing the environment and anticipating scenarios
  • defining a vision, measurable goals and priorities
  • building an action plan and focusing resources
  • strategic analysis tools: SWOT, PESTEL, scenario planning, goal cascading

About the course

Strategic thinking is the ability to see long-term goals clearly, analyse changes and trends in the external and internal environment, and on that basis decide on priorities and directions for action. It helps you rise above day-to-day problems, anticipate possible scenarios, see opportunities and threats, and focus resources on the most important goals instead of spreading them too thinly. During the course, participants will become familiar with the key tools of strategic analysis (for example, SWOT, PESTEL, scenario planning and goal cascading), learn to define a vision and measurable goals and build an action plan, and develop the skills to think in a far-sighted, goal-oriented way, for both work and personal decisions.

Who it is for

This course suits managers, future managers and those who take part in planning and setting priorities and want to rise above day-to-day problems. It is also useful for anyone setting personal long-term goals.

Learning outcomes

Knowledge

  • strategic analysis tools: SWOT, PESTEL, scenario planning, goal cascading
  • trends in the internal and external environment
  • the link between vision and measurable goals

Practical skills

  • analysing the environment and anticipating scenarios
  • defining a vision, measurable goals and priorities
  • building an action plan and focusing resources

Why choose this course

Amid day-to-day concerns it is easy to lose sight of the main goal and to spread resources across too many directions.
This course teaches you to rise above current issues, analyse the external and internal environment (SWOT, PESTEL), anticipate possible scenarios and focus your efforts on the most important goals.
You will learn to define a vision and measurable goals and to build an action plan, for both work and personal decisions.

Frequently asked questions

What is strategic thinking?

It is the ability to see long-term goals, analyse changes and trends in the environment, and on that basis decide on priorities and directions for action.

Which tools will I learn about?

You will learn about strategic analysis tools: SWOT, PESTEL, scenario planning and goal cascading.

Is the course useful only for managers?

No. It helps you define a vision, measurable goals and an action plan for both work and personal decisions.

Strategic Thinking

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Chosen by:
Armeconombank
Ameriabank
Converse Bank
Araratbank
ACBA Bank
Amundi-ACBA
Fund for Armenian Relief (FAR)
Urban Foundation for Sustainable Development
Viva
Elcore
Element
Zenith Academy
Republican Union of Employers of Armenia
Armenian Caritas
GIZ
SRC Training Center
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