• The Role of the Director and Board in Strategy Development 
• Understanding the Relationship Between the Board and Strategy 
• Unlocking the Potential of the Board and Directors to Develop Effective Strategy 
• Establishing, Communicating, Implementing and Monitoring Strategy 
• Analysing the Wider Context and Institutional Constraints

• Purpose, Vision, Objectives and Values Underpinning Strategy Development

• Interpreting and Understanding the Internal Environment 
• Reviewing Core Competencies 
• Scanning and Understanding the External Environment Stakeholders and Competitor Analysis 
• Tools and Techniques 

Key themes include: 

• Culture and Strategy – coherence 
• The Business Lifecycle 
• Strategic Considerations 
• Sustainable Development Goals 
• Make or Buy/Insource or Outsource 

• Assessing and Measuring Risk and Impact 
• Financial Assessment and Impact 
• Option Appraisal: Aligning with Vision, Objectives and Values 
• Decision Matrix Analysis 
• The Ladder of Inference 

• The Fundamentals of Strategic Management 
• Creating Buy-In: Clear Long-Term Vision and Direction 
• Monitoring and Measuring Success: Identifying Critical Success Factors and Balanced Scorecard 
• Tools and Techniques: Vmost, Balanced Scorecard 
• Directors Responsibilities for Monitoring, Evaluating and Reporting 
• Managing Deviation and Change