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Thinking Strategically & Managing Risks

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The most successful managers are those who are able to think strategically and understand planning for risks. This course discusses the common strategic thinking skills that managers need, it provides tools for analyzing opportunities, and outlines problems from a broad perspective for understanding connections within the organization, its strategic goals, and business environment. To resolve many of the threats and challenges that an organization will likely have to face, it’s essential that you develop a business strategy that incorporates a clear vision, new ideas, and innovative solutions.

Course Details:

This course explores the characteristics of strategic thinking, as well as the traits needed to plan and implement an effective strategy.

It also covers how to develop your capacity for thinking strategically through Creative Thinking, being prepared to deal with complexity, and being aware of what's going on inside and outside your organization.

This course contains 34 modules (Total Time: up to 3hrs):

  1. Thinking Strategically as a Manager
    1. Strategic Thinking Characteristics
    2. Strategic Thinker Traits
    3. Developing a Clear Vision
    4. Being Creative
    5. Dealing with Complexity
    6. Knowing What's Going On
    7. Developing Strategic Thinking Skills
  2. Using Strategic Thinking to Consider the Big Picture
    1. ​​​​​​​Elevating Your Perspective
    2. Understanding Paradoxes
    3. Understanding Causality
    4. Considering External Factors
    5. Considering Internal Factors
    6. Assessing Value & Supply Chains
    7. Developing a Big Picture View
  3. Identifying Risks in Your Organization
    1. ​​​​​​​Considering Internal & External Risks
    2. Using Brainstorming & Interviews
    3. Using Reviews, Analysis, and the Delphi Technique
    4. Planning a Brainstorming Session
    5. Dealing with Brainstorming Challenges
    6. Understanding How to Identify Risks
  4. Assessing Your Organization's Risks
    1. ​​​​​​​Key Risks Assessment Concepts
    2. Opportunity & Threat Assessment Techniques
    3. Combined Assessment Techniques
    4. Performing an Opportunity Assessment
    5. FMEA Threat Assessment: Assigning Rankings
    6. FMEA Threat Assessment: RPN & Risk Prioritization
    7. Performing a Risk Assessment
  5. Responding Effectively to Risks
    1. ​​​​​​​Avoiding Threats
    2. Transferring Threats
    3. Mitigating Threats
    4. Accepting Threats
    5. Responding to Opportunities Effectively
    6. Contingency Response Strategies
    7. Responding to Risks
  6. Returning to Core Competencies​​​​​​​
  7. Competitive Awareness & Strategy

Digital Product Notice:

This is a Digital Product!
After course purchase, you'll receive your credentials via email to access the online Student Portal to view your course material.

 

Refund/Exchange Policy:

Our online courses are digital products that will be delivered via online access through our Student Portal.

Digital products are ineligible for refunds or exchanges.

Course ID Code:

ID: [ast_01_a01_bs_enus] -to- [_pc_ch_lach022]

*to be used for course registration*

Recommended Experience:

Beginner Level

This course is suitable for everyone, including students, professionals, and enthusiasts.

Flexible Schedule

Learn at your own pace!

Certificate of Completion

Earn a Professional Career Certification from the State University of New York.

Course
Overviews & Objectives

Overview:

In Module #1, you'll learn the basics of Python and its philosophy, setting up Python, and writing a basic program with built-in data types, loops, and conditionals.

Objectives:

  1. Setting Up​​

  2. A Basic Program

  3. Data Types

  4. Sequence Types

  5. Collection & Mapping Types in Python

  6. Loops & Conditionals

  7. Practice: Writing a Python Program

Course
Overviews & Objectives

Overview:

In Module #1, you'll learn the basics of Python and its philosophy, setting up Python, and writing a basic program with built-in data types, loops, and conditionals.

Objectives:

  1. Setting Up​​

  2. A Basic Program

  3. Data Types

  4. Sequence Types

  5. Collection & Mapping Types in Python

  6. Loops & Conditionals

  7. Practice: Writing a Python Program

   Frequently Asked Questions 

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    You will receive a username & password to access the Student Portal and view your course material.

    Please allow 24-48 hours for your student registration and credentials to be assigned.

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    Upon course completion, you will be mailed a Professional Career Certification from the State University of New York.

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