Strengthen your ability to translate strategy into measurable results.
Many organisations invest significant time in developing strategy, yet implementation often falls short. Strategic management closes this gap, ensuring that well-defined plans translate into measurable performance. Leaders need to understand why strategies fail, how to anticipate implementation challenges, and which tools enable delivery in complex, real-world environments.
The Strategic Management online courses are designed to help you develop the frameworks, diagnostic tools and practical approaches needed to execute strategy effectively, from identifying the root causes of strategic failure to applying systems thinking and performance controls that keep strategy on track. Through a combination of conceptual insight and applied learning, the course builds your ability to turn strategy into sustained organisational performance.
Who is this for?
For managers, executives, functional leaders and professionals responsible for shaping, executing or supporting organisational strategy.
Course structure
Two-module option
The Bronze and Silver modules provide foundational knowledge and explore fundamental principles of the subject. You will learn independently and receive immediate access to the online learning materials.
Three-module option
After completing Bronze and Silver, the Gold module takes your learning to the next level. Comprising two days (five hours per day) of live online interactive workshops led by 成人直播 faculty, the Gold module offers an opportunity to dive deeper into the subject and interpret the learning through the context of your own organisation.
Two-module option
Overview
- DurationApproximately 10-12 hours, plus reflection activities
- Cost£298
- DateN/A
- TimeN/A
- Individual learnerYes
- Organisational cohortsYes
Three-module option
Overview
- DurationApproximately 20-24 hours, plus reflection activities
- Cost£950
- DateOctober / November 2026, TBC
- TimeTBC
- Individual learnerYes
- Organisational cohortsYes (minimum cohort size 10)
Programme impacts – Bronze and Silver
- Distinguish between strategy formulation and implementation and understand why both are critical to organisational success.
- Analyse why strategies fail and identify the barriers that limit effective execution.
- Apply practical tools to diagnose implementation challenges and prioritise the factors that drive successful outcomes.
- Understand how frameworks such as the Viable Systems Model (VSM) support organisational alignment, control and performance.
- Evaluate strategy control processes and identify ways to strengthen governance, oversight and execution discipline.
- Apply strategic performance measurement approaches to focus on what drives results and supports sustained organisational performance.
Programme impacts – Gold
All of the programme impacts for Bronze and Silver, plus:
- Apply strategy tools and frameworks to real organisational scenarios in facilitated group sessions.
- Evaluate strategic approaches across different contexts and levels of complexity to inform better decision-making.
- Develop robust, evidence-based recommendations that strengthen strategy execution and organisational performance.
- Integrate leadership, organisational learning and complexity to manage real-world strategic challenges with confidence.
Modules
Modules
Digital Badges
On completion of each module, you will be issued with a digital badge that can be displayed on your professional profiles, serving as compelling evidence of your expertise and commitment to staying at the forefront of business and management knowledge.
How to apply
Next steps
Our team of executive development experts will be happy to talk to you about your development needs, please email us or call +44 (0)1234 754500.
