Making Strategy Work in the Real World- eLearning

In businesses of all sizes, strategy plays a major role in their success. Therefore, having a recognisable strategy and being able to follow planned strategies is vital to the success of a business. People of all levels within an organisation can play a role in strategizing if they understand the importance of strategy. 

This course will teach you what it means for a business to have a strategy, and how as a finance professional you can play an active part in forming, implementing and monitoring the success of that strategy over time. You will learn how to analyse trends; set targets and what tactics you can use to ensure your strategies are successful.

Learning Outcomes 
Upon satisfactory completion of this activity, you will be able to:

• Understand what strategy really is and what role you can take in the strategy-building process of your organisation.
• Understand how to use metrics to identify opportunities.
• Define your organisation’s potential and use historical trends to track opportunities.
• Develop strategy through setting targets and using forecasting when target setting.
• Implement your strategy and ensure that it is being upheld.
• Use different tactics that bring strategies to life.
• Understand how to can monitor strategies and assess how they are performing.

Benefits
Learn why strategy is important and how you can use it to your advantage within your organisation.