Professional Diploma in Strategic Management [PDSM]-Self Paced

Objectives:

• Understand Strategic Management Fundamentals: Equip participants with foundational knowledge in strategic management, including vision, mission, strategic formulation, and evaluation.
• Enhance Strategic Execution Skills: Teach techniques for scanning external and internal environments, industry analysis, and implementing structural, behavioral, and functional strategies.
• Explore Different Levels of Strategy: Provide insights into corporate, business unit, and functional-level strategies and their applications.
• Develop Business Strategy Competency: Introduce concepts of new venture formation, business models, and innovative strategies like Red and Blue Ocean.
• Implement Strategic Human Resource Management: Teach the strategic role of HR, business-driven HR concepts, and international HR strategies.
• Optimize Strategic Operations and Supply Chain Management: Provide knowledge of operation strategy, customer-driven marketing, supply chain, and sourcing strategies.
• Master Strategic Leadership and Change Management: Develop skills in strategic leadership, ethics, innovation, and managing change within organizations.
• Understand Global Strategy Dynamics: Explore global versus regional strategies, customer-led competitive advantage, and strategic guidance in a global context.

Units & Modules:

U-1: Introduction to Strategic Management
M-1: Introduction to Strategic Management
M-2: Strategic Direction Vision, Mission and Objectives
M-3: Strategic Formulation
M-4: Strategic Evaluation & Control

U-2: Strategic Management Execution
M-5: External Environment Scanning & Industry Analysis
M-6: Internal Environment Capability & Competency
M-7: Structural Strategy Implementation
M-8: Behavioral & Functional Strategy Implementation

U-3: Levels of Strategy
M-9: Corporate-Level Strategy
M-10: Corporate Level Strategic Alternative
M-11: Business Unit Level Strategic
M-12: Functional Level Strategies

U-4: Business strategy
M-13: New Venture Formation 
M-14: Business Strategy and Business Model
M-15: Red & Blue Ocean Strategy 
M-16: Strategic Alliances

U-5: Strategic Human Resource Management
M-17: The concept of strategic human resource management
M-18: The strategic role of HR
M-19: The Essence of Business-Driven HR
M-20: Internationalization Context, Strategy, Structure & Process

U-6: Strategic Operation & Supply Chain Management
M-21: Operation Strategy and Competitiveness
M-22: Customer-Driven Marketing Strategy; Creating Value for Target Customers
M-23: Strategic supply chain management
M-24: Strategic Sourcing & Procurement Management

U-7: Strategic Leadership & Change Management
M-25: Strategic Implementation and Change Management
M-26: Strategic Innovation and Entrepreneurship
M-27: Strategic Leadership and Ethics
M-28: Strategic Management in a Global Context

U-8: Global Strategy
M-29: Global versus Regional Strategy
M-30: Strategy and Customer-Led Competitive Advantage
M-31: Strategy as an Organizational Process
M-32: Strategy as Guidance

Features:
Duration: 6 Months
Modules: 32
Short Video Materials: Yes
Mode of Learning: Self-Paced

Post Completion:

• Electronic Certificate
• Digital Badge via Credly.com
• Printed Certificate available

Exam Method:
Number of Exams: 08 (Each unit has One Exam)

• Number of Questions: 20 MCQ Questions + 2 Written Questions (Each Exam)
• MCQ Question Mark: 2 * 20=40
• Written Question Mark: 30 * 2= 60
• Exam Duration: 60 Minutes
• Total Marks: 100 (Each Exam)
• Pass Mark: 50%

Assignment: 

• Total Assignments: 
• 1 Pre-Course Assignment (Learning Purpose)
• 1 Capstone Projects
  • Each Assignment Marks: 300
  • Pass Mark: 50%