Solving the Execution Challenge: Applying the Tools and Techniques

This short course helps leaders gain a deep understanding of key tools to support robust decision-making across their enterprise strategy execution efforts. It explains and demonstrates tools for execution – and allows no-risk, hands-on practice opportunities as leaders consider how to effectively use this new approach to inform, translate, plan, and align strategy within their organization. This program is also ideal for teams of leaders seeking to collaborate in new ways as they address their organization’s unique circumstances. Contact us for team discounts or private cohort opportunities.

Short Course

Solving the Execution Challenge: Applying the Tools and Techniques

Overview

This short course helps leaders gain a deep understanding of key tools to support robust decision-making across their enterprise strategy execution efforts. It explains and demonstrates tools for execution – and allows no-risk, hands-on practice opportunities as leaders consider how to effectively use this new approach to inform, translate, plan, and align strategy within their organization. This program is also ideal for teams of leaders seeking to collaborate in new ways as they address their organization’s unique circumstances. Contact us for team discounts or private cohort opportunities.

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Current Offerings

Start

Dec 03, 2024

End

Dec 05, 2024

Schedule

December 3-5, 2024: 12:30-4:30pm Eastern

Location

Live Remote

Fee

Notes

Registration Deadline: November 26, 2024

Start

May 20, 2025

End

May 22, 2025

Schedule

May 20-22, 2025: 12:30-4:30pm Eastern

Location

Live Remote

Fee

Notes

Registration Deadline: May 13, 2025

Who Should Attend

  • Organizational leaders responsible for:
    • creating and implementing corporate, enterprise, or division level strategy
    • business unit strategy execution or those on the ‘fast track’ to senior strategy roles
    • strategic planning or portfolio management functions
    • business transformation and innovation
    • end-to-end strategy from creation through execution
  • Leadership teams looking for effective methods to collaborate on cross-organizational strategy implementation

Program Benefits

  • Gain a deeper understanding of business models and the connections between them
  • Leverage business models for robust decision-making across strategy execution
  • Develop repeatable approaches for strategic options assessment, strategy translation and initiative shaping, portfolio management, and strategic alignment. Application of these concepts will be practiced in a risk-free environment using a team-based realistic case study with tools and activities you can take back to your organization.
  • The culminating activity will help leaders plan how to move into action on the strategy execution concepts and develop the strategic business architecture function within their organization.

Program Content

Faculty leaders will have you take a global view of your organization where you will confront the external factors affecting the business and identify opportunities for innovation.

Leveraging business architecture insights for strategy execution

  • Connecting and leveraging the business architecture perspectives
  • Informing decision-making across strategy execution with new insights

Moving into action: strategy translation and initiative shaping

  • Translate strategy and shape initiatives
  • Apply what you’ve learned to your organization

Moving into action: portfolio management and next steps for enhancing strategy execution

  • Inform portfolio management and ensure strategic alignment
  • Apply what you’ve learned to your organization
  • Putting the ideas into practice: next steps to architect your strategy execution

Value For You and Your Organization

In addition to new concepts, thought processes, and real-world examples, leaders will receive tangible and reusable content that can be applied within their organization to guide and accelerate strategy execution efforts. This includes:

  • An end-to-end strategy execution case study illustrating how models can be used for practical decision-making
  • A starter capability map
  • A starter sample of value streams
  • Reusable approaches for leveraging business architecture in a variety of scenarios for strategy execution

The Executive Programs Short Course Experience

All of our transformational learning experiences provide the right environment for you to quickly develop and apply new capabilities.

Pre-work

You'll have access to a personal learning portal where you will obtain pre-program assignments, travel support (if applicable), and a list of fellow participants. Pre-work prepares you to immediately engage in content and learning allowing for a more effective application of knowledge.

Practical Content

Our learning experiences pair practical action learning and coaching with new knowledge, tools, and perspectives. We'll explore current, real-world examples of how organizations around the globe address critical challenges and how it may relate to yours.

Led by Experts

Plug into our network of thought leaders. Our award-winning teachers, researchers, consultants, and practitioners understand today's leaders and the critical challenges they face. They will work with you to offer guidance before, during, and after each program.

Peer Networking

You'll learn as much from your peer cohort as you do from the instructors! The value of different perspectives coming from different organizations and their challenges are immeasurable.

Faculty

Expert executive faculty who have led significant change within the private and public sectors will provide models and frameworks to help you transform vision into and action plan for results.

Customize This Program

All programs can be tailored to your organization and team, and be delivered to groups of 10 or more. Contact us about custom program possibilities. Customize Request Info 800-311-6364
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Additional Details

Our Learning Solutions Associate will be happy to hold a seat for you in this program. A reservation does not commit you to the program until you submit the registration form online. To reserve your spot, click the ‘Save my Seat’ button next the program’s offering, listed above.

Discount Rates

  • 10%: Live Remote delivery

Eligibility

Tuition discounts are available for:

  • DoD or government employees
  • Penn State alumni
  • Individuals who commit to earning a Professional Certificate
  • Teams of three or more attending from the same organization
  • CSCR Corporate Sponsors and other affiliated groups (with valid discount code)

After registration, you will receive access to your personal learning portal. There you can find the following information:

  • Pre-program assignments, which prepare you for the program before the start date
  • A list of program faculty and fellow registered participants
  • Travel coordination and support, if applicable

Transfers

If an accepted Penn State Executive Programs applicant finds it necessary to transfer to another session of the same program, one transfer will be allowed with no charge if arranged more than six (6) weeks prior. Additional transfers, transfers to a different program, or transfers arranged less than six (6) weeks prior incur a charge of 10% of the current program fee.

The sponsoring company may identify a replacement candidate, but the replacement candidate must be accepted for the program through an admissions review.

Refunds

The following refunds will apply for withdraws if Penn State Executive Programs is notified in writing within the time period stated:

  • Full refund with notification received more than six (6) weeks prior to start of the program
  • 50% refund with notification received between two (2) and six (6) weeks before the start of the program.
  • No refund with notification received two (2) weeks or less prior to the start of program.

Note: The registered participant or their agent must confirm all notification of withdrawals, transfers and substitutions in writing. If written notification is not received, the full program fee will be assessed.

Cancellations

The University may cancel or postpone any course or activity because of insufficient enrollment or other unforeseen circumstances. If a program is canceled or postponed, the University will refund registration fees but cannot be held responsible for any other related charges, or expenses, including cancellation/change charges by airlines or travel agencies. In the case of postponement, as an alternative to a refund, program fees may be transferred to another session of that program.

If you have any questions or concerns about our cancellation policy, please contact us to discuss further.