What is Certified Strategy Officer “CSO-UK” Certification?
Certified Strategy Officer “CSO-UK” is a certification for experienced professionals who demonstrate knowledge, skills and competencies in strategy & planning as per the requirements of The BOARD.
Our Certified Officers are game changers, they create new & innovative strategies, new strategic opportunities and new futures to their organizations. They are Fully Capable of deploying effectively various strategic planning tools, are business shrewd with unique skills in problems analysis and solving. They are also strategic change agents as they disrupt the status quo with their new ideas and challenges.
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STEP 1: Signup SIGNUP NOW
STEP 2: Enroll for the Course
STEP 3: Learn through Lessons
STEP 4: Appear & Pass Certification Exam (its mix of MCQs, T &Fs and Case Scenarios)
STEP 5: Go to Dashboard (Strategy Learners Profile) Click at Certificate
STEP 6: Copy the Link of your Digital Certificate that Validates your Qualification by your Employers
STEP 7: Scroll down the Certificate for Download through Small Arrow Button for Downloading
STEP 8: Share your Qualification on Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin & Instagram
STEP 9: Apply for Board Membership APPLY NOW
STEP 10: Start Receiving Strategy Management Assignments being Open to all Board Members.
STEP 11: Get Recognised as Practicing Strategist & Board Member Strategy Advisory Board
WHAT IS THE CSO-UK CERTIFICATION BODY OF KNOWLEDGE?
The CSO-BoK comprises of various themes of knowledge and skills which a CSO-UK must demonstrate competency in. a Certified Strategy Officer:
- Understands the strategic planning and development, crafts inspiring visions and uses various strategic tools.
- Is a business shrewd with the required business and financial literacy, manages by objectives and plans with risk in mind.
- Demonstrates unique skills in problem definition, analysis and solving.
- Applies logical and critical thinking to complex situations and problems.
- Applies best practices in project management, initiates, plans, executes, monitors and closes projects for success.
- Is a change agent, crafts and deploys effective change management strategies.
- Manages and influences change through the power of positive imagery and appreciation.
- Is ethical, endorses and enforces ethical practices and respects people’s rights in workplaces.
The course will provide detailed knowledge in the following areas:
- Basic knowledge of the field of strategic management and the main perspectives within this field
- Specific knowledge of perspectives, frameworks and concepts within strategic thinking as well as companies mission, vision and corporate social responsibility.
- Specific knowledge of perspectives, frameworks and concepts within business level strategy, corporate level strategy, and network level strategy.
- Specific knowledge of perspectives, frameworks and concepts within strategy formation, strategic change, and strategic innovation.
- Specific knowledge of perspectives on the industrial, organizational and international context in which strategic management is carried out.
- The course will provide competences in analysing a company’s strategic situation, with particular emphasis on strategic analyses on the business level, the corporate level, and the network level
- Developing suggestions for change and development of a company’s strategy.
- The CSO will, by means of a large project report written in groups, obtain training in analysing the strategic situation of a real technology based company, and in developing suggestions for change and development of the company’s strategy. Thereby, the CSO will also acquire experience with working in groups as well as with writing reports for a company
- The students will, by means of lectures and a written exam, be encouraged to reflect on and combine key perspectives and frameworks within the field of strategic management.
This Specialised Certifications is designed to introduce students with key strategy concepts but also aims to help Strategy Professionals to integrate and apply their prior learning to various strategic business situations.
LEARNING OUTCOMES:
On completion of this Certification, the Certified Strategy Officer will be able to:
- Analyze the main structural features of an industry and develop strategies that position the firm most favorably in relation to competition and influence industry structure to enhance industry attractiveness.
- Recognize the different stages of industry evolution and recommend strategies appropriate to each stage.
- Appraise the resources and capabilities of the firm in terms of their ability to confer sustainable competitive advantage and formulate strategies that leverage a firm’s core competencies.
- Demonstrate understanding of the concept of competitive advantage and its sources and the ability to recognize it in real-world scenarios.
- Distinguish the two primary types of competitive advantage: cost and differentiation and formulate strategies to create a cost and/or a differentiation advantage.
- Analyze dynamics in competitive rivalry including competitive action and response, first-mover advantage, co-opetition and winner-take-all and make appropriate recommendations for acting both proactively and defensively.
- Formulate strategies for exploiting international business opportunities including foreign entry strategies and international location of production.
- Make recommendations for vertical changes in the boundary of the firm based on an understanding of the advantages of vertical integration and outsourcing and the factors that determine the relative efficiency of each.
- Make recommendations for horizontal changes in the boundary of the firm based on an understanding of the conditions under which diversification creates value.
- Demonstrate the ability to think critically in relation to a particular problem, situation or strategic decision through real-world scenarios.
- Recognize strategic decisions that present ethical challenges and make appropriate recommendations for ethical decision-making.