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Strategy training: agile strategy development and implementation
In our strategy training "Strategy development and agile strategy implementation" we introduce you to traditional and agile methods and ways of working.
In the second step we show you how to implement strategies in agile mode and keep readjusting them to meet new developments. Our strategy training prepares you for traditional and agile strategy development processes, and we also train strategy experts from your organisation in a train-the-trainer format so that you can develop and implement strategies yourselves.
This is What the Strategy Methods Training is About
In our strategy training you will learn
- the different definitions and nuanced meanings of the term "strategy"
- what kind of answers the different strategy models provide
- where each model has its particular strengths
- how and by what criteria to select and apply the different strategy methods
- how and where the individual models can be placed on a "strategy map"
- how to use these models as a method
- an integrated strategy approach that brings together all the common strategy models
- strategy work from a systemic point of view
- what agile strategy development looks like – and what that implies for the overall process, for corporate culture and for leadership
- which agile methods work best for implementing strategy
- how it differs from mission statements
- the value of the design thinking approach in strategy processes
The initio strategy training explores these topics:
Here is a comprehensive list of the questions covered in the initio strategy training. (Depending on your needs we can add further aspects or leave out less relevant ones – we always train to fit.)
Strategy models
- Which strategy models are there?
- Which strategy approaches serve which purpose?
- How do you apply each of the strategy models?
- Which methods follow from the strategy models?
- Where does each model have its strengths – and its weaknesses?
- How do the individual models relate to each other, where do they overlap, which ones complement each other?
Strategy development and strategy processes
- How do I set up and run strategy processes in my organisation?
- How do you steer strategy processes?
- Is there an all-in-one strategy approach that combines all the models with their strengths – and what does this integrated approach look like, and how can it be used?
- Which approaches to strategy development do justice to the VUCA world?
Agile strategy development
- What does an agile strategy process look like in practice?
- How do you implement strategies in agile mode?
- What kind of operating system do you need for agile strategy work?
- How can an agile strategy approach be implemented in a traditional hierarchical organisation? Which models are there for this, and what needs to be considered?
OKR (Objectives and Key Results) in strategy development and implementation
- How does the OKR approach (Objectives and Key Results) work?
- How can OKRs be used in strategy development and implementation?
- What do you do when the organisation as a whole does not use OKRs, but the approach would be more than useful in parts of it?
Mission statements and strategy
- Placing mission statement development: how it relates to and differs from strategy processes
- Deriving sub-strategies and overarching objectives from mission statements
- Which strategy approach is the right one for my organisation / my company / my division / my project?
- How can I run strategy processes so that they fit the requirements in our company exactly?
Design thinking in strategy processes
- What is the connection between design thinking and strategy topics?
- How can the design thinking approach be used in strategy development and implementation?
"Train the Trainer" Agile Strategy Development
If you would like to focus the training on the topic of "agile strategy development", you can add the following content to the main topic of "agility":
- What is "agile strategy development"?
- How do you implement agile strategy processes ?
- Best practices for agile strategy implementation and further development
- the OKR strategy approach: basic principles, OKR for advanced users, stumbling blocks
- Implications of agile strategy processes for overall strategy, organisational and leadership culture
Didactic approach
Our strategy training courses are interactive, lively and discussion-led – like all our training.
Concise input
Discussion & enrichment
Transfer
Placing it within models you already know and use
Strategy training "in-house", virtually and online
We conduct our strategy training "in-house" or as online training for existing groups and teams.
Length and cost of our strategy trainings
Our strategy trainings are always "custom-made" and individually tailored to the specific needs, initial situations, objectives, and contextual factors of our customers. Typically, our customers book two-day trainings to get a comprehensive overview of all strategic approaches and to be able to transfer them to their own company. However, we are also happy to conduct other formats for you.
Benefits of our strategy training / why you should attend:
Target group of our strategy training
- Managers who deal with strategy topics
- Members of project groups that plan strategy processes and are responsible for them
- Internal consultants who plan and lead strategy processes
- Members of strategy teams
- Staff in organisational or corporate development departments
- … everyone who deals with strategy topics in companies, associations or other organisations
Our strategy training will enable you to achieve the following:
- plan strategy processes independently
- assess strategy methods and apply them yourself
- select and apply the strategy approach or strategy method that fits your project
- use an integrated strategy model that brings together all the other strategic approaches
- apply the agile framework within strategy processes
- run strategy planning and implementation in agile mode
- get to know and use the OKR method (Objectives and Key Results)
- steer and shape strategy processes and adapt them to existing conditions
In short: afterwards you can speak with authority as an expert on all the common questions around strategy processes – and you can plan and steer strategy processes independently.
Typical scenarios
Clients have booked our strategy trainings when they want to
- wanted to run strategy processes themselves and first wanted to train themselves
- wanted to develop their own strategy in their company and do a lot of it themselves (many then booked additional strategy coaching alongside the actual strategy process)
- head up corporate development and plan strategy processes
- in-house consulting teams who want to extend their own strategy toolkit and needed a practical transfer into their own corporate context
What our clients say
What clients say about working with us
A very helpful, well-run workshop. The results served us well through the restructuring phase too.
The strategy workshop was exceptionally productive. You kept the group focused on what mattered throughout. We recommend your facilitation without reservation.
It was striking how much came out of our workshop. That was outstanding.
Many thanks again for the excellent collaboration, the organisation and the very good workshop results.
We received very positive feedback on your training. Thank you for that.
You prepared our workshop thoroughly and precisely. Both the method and the facilitation fitted our objectives very well. We were able to carry on working very successfully with the results. Many thanks.
Thanks again for the excellent workshop — we have already started putting the first ideas into practice, and enjoying it.
Many thanks for a genuinely helpful seminar.
I thoroughly enjoyed working with you, personally and professionally, and it was a great pleasure to run this workshop with you.
You facilitated our two-day strategy workshop very professionally. It was a demanding brief and the result is very good. Thank you for that.
A big thank you for facilitating the workshop. We came out of the day as a team, with a good sense of togetherness and a clearer picture of the way ahead. The workshop was well worth it.
Thanks again for the excellent workshop — we are very happy with the outcome.
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