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Strategic thinking: methodology, diagnosis and implementation
Your strategy needs to guide concrete choices in an uncertain environment. Structure the diagnosis, clarify priorities and connect your direction to implementation. Develop a method to justify trade-offs and mobilise the organisation around a shared direction.
- Duration
- 4 days 28 hours
- Code
- MC001FR Code
Presentation
In a constantly changing world, where crises follow one another and certainties are challenged, the ability to think strategically is more than ever a fundamental driver of effectiveness, responsible decision-making and impact. Whether leading a business, managing a public administration, handling a crisis or shaping a direction, strategic thinking lies at the heart of relevant action.
This intensive 4-day course provides a clear, rigorous methodology to move from diagnosis to implementing a strategy suited to your environment. The programme helps you master effective analytical tools (problem trees, the Kraljic matrix, etc.) and strategic management tools. It is delivered by an expert trainer who has supported numerous public and private institutions internationally.
By the end of the session, you will be able to anticipate, adapt and sustainably guide your organisation's choices in an uncertain, competitive environment. You will leave with a project logical framework and a 90-day roadmap to embed these practices immediately in your professional context.
Objectives
- Apply a clear method to establish a robust, shared strategic diagnosis;
- interpret the external environment (opportunities and threats) and map stakeholders with clear insight;
- formulate several strategic scenarios, select the most relevant path and allocate resources accordingly;
- translate strategy into an operational project and write its logical framework (objectives, indicators and assumptions);
- communicate a concise, motivating vision to align teams and monitor implementation.
Program
Module 1: Diagnosing your environment and analysing the problem
- Strategic thinking: definition, requirements (clarity and rigour) and fundamental role.
- Effective management methods and tools for analysing contexts.
- Analysing stakeholders, their interests and associated issues.
Practical exercises
- Build a matrix to analyse the context and problem.
Module 2: Turning your problem into strategic objectives
- The problem tree: selecting the core problem and identifying causes and effects.
- Using the problem tree to clarify the issues.
- The objective tree: defining causal links and desired outcomes.
Practical exercises
- Perform a complete analysis using problem and objective trees.
Module 3: Formulating and selecting your action strategy
- What is strategy for? Guiding priority choices.
- Techniques for developing the roadmap.
- Selecting a strategy: selection criteria, justification and alignment with the vision.
Practical exercises
- Provide a reasoned justification for the chosen strategy.
Module 4: Deploying and monitoring your strategy
- Strategy implementation: key stages and selecting a pilot project.
- Analysing stakeholders and applying the problem tree to the selected project.
- The logical framework: writing it and its role in project management.
- Strategy monitoring and evaluation: principles and indicators (M&E, ROM).
Practical exercises
- Write the logical framework for the selected project.
Audience
This course is intended for anyone seeking stronger strategic analysis and decision-making skills to turn uncertainty into opportunity, including:
- Managers and executives in the public and private sectors seeking to define a clear vision and guide major organisational choices.
- Project or programme managers facing complexity who need to structure their approach and mobilise teams around a measurable objective.
- Managers and team leaders involved in transformation, crisis or rapid growth who need rigorous decision-making tools.
- Consultants and professionals supporting organisations who want an advanced strategic analysis methodology covering diagnosis, planning and evaluation.
- Business leaders or entrepreneurs seeking to strengthen strategic analysis and decision-making to ensure business sustainability and growth.
Prerequisites
The following prerequisites are recommended for this course:
- Significant professional experience: experience in management, complex project management or leading public policies. Practical examples and group work will draw on these realities.
- Decision-making context: currently facing major strategic challenges, change or crisis situations, or being in a position to guide organisational choices.
- Analytical ability: confidence in reading and analysing summaries, reports or complex information.
- Motivation: a strong desire to acquire a rigorous methodology for moving from diagnosis to strategy implementation.
Teaching and assessment methods
- Initial skills assessment
- Training materials provided to participants
- Continuous assessment throughout the course
- End-of-course feedback questionnaire
- Combination of theory and practical application
- Attendance records
- Post-course follow-up evaluation
- Practical exercises
- Case study
Course highlights
- Recognised, cross-sector expertise: delivered by an expert trainer who regularly teaches at leading institutions such as Sciences Po and HEC. Their field experience spans private, public and international contexts, ensuring concrete examples and a method adaptable to any setting.
- Rigorous, adaptable methodology: the programme provides a logical analytical method and directly usable tools for varied, complex and uncertain contexts.
- Experiential learning: learning is based on experience sharing, facilitated group work and concrete case studies.
- Operational deliverables: leave with a monitoring toolkit, a project logical framework and a roadmap for embedding practices.
Dates and sessions
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