mgt-132 - strategic planning: designing effective telecom

MGT-132 - Strategic Planning: Designing Effective Telecom Strategies

Next session: 15-19 May 2017, London

Description

*** Includes an e-Learning course as an introduction to the Face-to-Face course ***

In the world of telecommunications, operators and regulators must learn to adapt to industry and market developments to remain competitive. It is essential they develop strategies to seize new opportunities and effectively overcome challenges. Successful strategic planning is a key to achieving this.

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In this 5-day training course, participants learn how to think strategically and to successfully implement a strategic planning process which allows the formulation of sound strategies leading to both individual and organizational improvement and growth. The course also includes analysis of real-life strategic planning cases and various practical workshops.

Prior to the course, participants follow Neotelis' e-Learning course ‘The Benefits of Strategic Thinking & Planning' via Neotelis' Learning Management System KNeoledge .

Learning Outcomes

At the end of the course, participants will be able to:

Explain the importance and benefits of strategic thinking and planning and how it can positively impact the overall performance of the organizationThink strategically and put this thinking into actionImplement the strategic planning process and formulate sound customer-driven strategiesSuccessfully execute strategic business plansDraw lessons from real-life strategic planning cases

Topics

*Note: the course structure may be subject to change as trainings are updated on a regular basis.The training course covers the following topics:

e-Learning module – The Benefits of Strategic Thinking & Planning (45 min)

Major forces shaping the corporate worldTypes of planningStrategic planningWhy have a strategic planning process?Benefits of strategic planningWhat is a useful strategic plan?Strategic performance managementThe strategic planning process

DAY 1Key concepts of strategic planning

Strategic thinkingFundamental concepts of strategic planningThe strategic planning processResponsibilitiesCycles


ContentWorkshop #1 - The strategic planning process

Environmental assessment

External vs. internal environmental assessmentSWOT analysis

Workshop #2 - Case study – OrangeCompetitive positioningScenario analysis

Workshop #3 - Scenario analysis

Day 2Vision, missions and business objectives

Corporate vision and missionsBusiness objectives

Workshop #4 - Case study – GoogleBusiness portfolio evaluation

Day 3Strategy formulation

Corporate strategiesCompetitive strategiesFunctional strategies

Workshop #5 - Case study – Vodafone M2M Day 4Strategy implementation

Action plansFinancial modelRisk vs. opportunityBudgetVariance analysisWorkshop #6 - Case study – T-Mobile

Change management

Why is organizational change required?The change processManaging changeWorkshop #7 - Case study - Vodafone transition to mobility

Day 5Strategy evaluation and control

Defining key metricsWorkshop #8 – KPIs

Monitoring and adjusting strategiesStrategy monitoring activities


Strategy adjustmentsPerformance management

Workshop #9 - Case study – Etisalat

Target Audience

Telecommunications managers and personnel

Methodology

A combination of engaging activities and dynamic presentations to stimulate and maximize participants' learning.

Location

A selection of Neotelis' training courses is held in various cities around the world. Please contact us at [email protected] for the complete Yearly Training Calendar.


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Neotelis can also deliver in-house sessions of this course specifically for your organization. Please contact us at [email protected] for more information and a Proposal.

About Neotelis

Neotelis provides training, consulting, conferences and publications to the telecommunications industry worldwide. Its team of senior experts has trained thousands of executives and managers working for operators, regulators, policy-makers and governments in over 120 countries around the world.


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