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Quick Facts
| Medium Of Instructions | Mode Of Learning | Mode Of Delivery |
|---|---|---|
| English | Self Study | Video and Text Based |
Course Overview
The contemporary economic climate in South Africa is characterized by change and competitiveness. This climate has generated a demand for administrators with strong theoretical understanding as well as practical business administration capabilities. The Strategic Business Management online course from UCT is designed to provide applicants with important business abilities that will allow them to prosper in a highly competitive corporate environment.
Organizations must stay competitive, adaptive, and robust in order to flourish, and this requires correct planning, execution, and forward-thinking initiatives. The Strategic Business Management Training teaches to apply analytical and innovative thinking to market studies, such as STEEPLE analysis, SELECT framework, Porter’s five-force model, and SWOT analysis.
According to the Strategy&, 70% of Executives believe their vision is unclear about how to add value for consumers. The Strategic Business Management syllabus explains how to implement strategic management techniques by creating a fictional business setting and educates about ready-to-implement company plans that are linked with long-term organisational objectives.
The Highlights
- 7-10 hours per week
- Downloadable resources
- Course provider Getsmarter
- University of Cape Town offering
- Split option of payment
- Online learning
- Shareable certificate
- 10 weeks duration
- Self-paced learning
- Projects and assessments
Programme Offerings
- video lectures
- Infographics
- Live polls
- Offline resources
- Self-paced learning
- Case Studies
- online learning
- quizzes.
Courses and Certificate Fees
| Certificate Availability | Certificate Providing Authority |
|---|---|
| yes | UCT Cape Town |
Fee type | Fee amount in INR |
Strategic Business Management fees | Rs. 79,525 |
Installment Plan
| 1st installment | Required before: 2025-01-21 | Amount Due: ₹26,509.00 INR |
| 2nd installment | Required before: 2025-02-20 | Amount Due: ₹26,508.00 INR |
| 3rd installment | Required before: 2025-03-22 | Amount Due: ₹26,508.00 INR |
Eligibility Criteria
Certification Qualifying Details
To qualify for the Strategic Business Management certification, candidates must finish the course learning modules and submit all the assignments, projects included in the course along with participating in the case studies, classroom activities, polls, and quizzes. A series of practical tests are used to evaluate the status and performance of candidates. Candidates must meet all the requirements mentioned in the course manual book to qualify for the certification.
What you will learn
After completing the Strategic Business Management online training, Candidates will learn how to use a variety of tools to create a strategic management plan as well as an execution plan. Learners will gain the capabilities needed to carry out diverse analysis and understand outside macro-environmental forces. Candidates will have a better understanding of profitable business strength which they can continue to grow and maximise with this course.
Who it is for
- Professionals interested in pursuing a career in business administration and want to develop technical skills which can be applied right away at work.
- Financial advisors and Stakeholders who want to gain advanced abilities to enable better strategic vision within their organisation can join the course.
Admission Details
For admission in the Strategic Business Management online certification course, follow the steps mentioned below:
Step 1. Go through the link below to visit the course page
(https://www.getsmarter.com/products/uct-strategic-business-management-online-short-course)
Step 2. To start the registration process, click the ‘Register Now’ button
Step 3. Read the terms and conditions and agree with them to proceed
Step 4. Make an account by filling in the personal address
Step 5. Fill in the billing address details and sponsor details if any
Step 6. Pay the fee amount and begin the session
The Syllabus
- Define strategic business management
- Discuss the importance of strategic business management
- Apply the strategic management process in a hypothetical business environment
- Differentiate between the importance of vision, mission, goals and objectives in a business
- Identify the origins of strategy
- Describe how the theory of strategy has evolved
- Illustrate the relevance of strategy as a tool in contemporary businesses
- Debate the challenges and considerations businesses face in South Africa and Africa
- Evaluate the differences between vision and mission statements to goal-setting in a specific business environment
- Compose a vision and mission statement
- Evaluate the importance of goal-setting and SMART objectives
- Formulate a goal aligned with a vision and mission statement
- Categorise the macro-, meso-, and micro-aspects of an industry that a business operates within
- Assess the impact of macro-, meso-, and micro-elements on business operations
- Conduct a macro-environmental analysis of an industry, using the STEEPLE principle
- Distinguish between Porter’s five forces
- Apply the principles of meso-analysis in a given business environment
- Identify the 4 Ps of marketing
- Justify the rationale of a micro-level analysis in strategic business management
- Compile a market analysis using Porter’s five forces model
- Conduct a SWOT analysis
- Discuss the importance of strategic planning
- Distinguish between strategy and tactics
- Categorise the different levels of strategy
- Recognise why an organisation needs a marketing strategy
- Analyse how the SELECT framework is used to determine the SCA of a business
- Recommend the most meaningful competitive advantages available for a specific business
- Define business strategy
- Differentiate between the different types of strategies
- Apply Ansoff’s matrix in a business environment
- Recommend a strategy selection for a specific business
- Create a business strategy plan for a specific business using a template
- Evaluate a strategy implementation plan
- Develop a business strategy implementation plan for a given business
- Illustrate the final stages in strategic business management
- Distinguish the requirements for effective evaluation
- Identify the four types of strategic control
- Apply the principles of control and evaluation of strategic business management
- Assess the evaluation and control process for a given business
- Identify the principles and challenges of strategic alignment
- Assess the challenges to strategic alignment that a business may face
- Apply the principles of strategic alignment in a specific business
- Investigate the importance of sustainability
- Debate the social responsibility of strategic planners and senior management
- Recognise the role of social enterprises in the corporate sector
Instructors
UCT Cape Town Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)
Strategic management delivers a general vision by formulating programs and strategies to attain goals and then assigning funds to bring the plans into action.
Analysis, goal-setting, strategy formulation, strategy monitoring, and strategy implementation are the 5 stages of the management process.
Strategy managers are responsible for assessing a company’s qualities, limitations, organisational performance, and potential and suggest recommendations.
Organising, planning, controlling, and leading are the 4 elements of management.
The Strategic Business Management Training by UCT is the best online course for business management.