🎯 Course Description:
A 5‑day deep dive into competitive strategy, helping leaders and strategists understand industry structure, competitive advantage, and ways to compete effectively. Attendees will explore frameworks like Porter’s Five Forces, Value Chain, and Blue Ocean Strategy.
Through case studies, interactive analysis, and strategy design sessions, participants will learn how to anticipate competitive moves and create defensible market positions.
👥 Who Should Attend:
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Strategy officers and corporate planners
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Business unit heads
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Competitive intelligence professionals
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Consultants
🗓️ Day 1: Industry Structure & Competitive Forces
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 08:30 – 09:00 | Welcome, Course Overview, Introductions |
| 09:00 – 10:30 | Porter’s Five Forces Model – Forces that shape competition |
| 10:30 – 10:45 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 10:45 – 12:15 | Industry Life Cycle |
| 12:15 – 01:15 | 🍽 Lunch Break |
| 01:15 – 02:45 | Value Chain Analysis |
| 02:45 – 03:00 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 03:00 – 04:30 | Workshop: Analyze industry structure in your market |
🗓️ Day 2: Sources of Competitive Advantage
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 08:30 – 10:00 | Cost Leadership vs Differentiation |
| 10:00 – 10:15 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 10:15 – 12:15 | Focus Strategy and Niche Markets |
| 12:15 – 01:15 | 🍽 Lunch Break |
| 01:15 – 02:45 | Core Competencies & Distinctive Capabilities |
| 02:45 – 03:00 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 03:00 – 04:30 | Case Study: Sustaining competitive advantage |
🗓️ Day 3: Strategic Choices & Blue Ocean
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 08:30 – 10:00 | Blue Ocean Strategy – Creating uncontested space |
| 10:00 – 10:15 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 10:15 – 12:15 | Strategic Groups & Mobility Barriers |
| 12:15 – 01:15 | 🍽 Lunch Break |
| 01:15 – 02:45 | Global Competition & Cross‑Border Strategy |
| 02:45 – 03:00 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 03:00 – 04:30 | Workshop: Designing blue ocean moves |
🗓️ Day 4: Strategy Implementation & Defensive Moves
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 08:30 – 10:00 | Barriers to Entry & Sustaining Defensibility |
| 10:00 – 10:15 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 10:15 – 12:15 | Competitive Dynamics & Game Theory |
| 12:15 – 01:15 | 🍽 Lunch Break |
| 01:15 – 02:45 | Strategic Alliances, Partnerships & M&A as Tools |
| 02:45 – 03:00 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 03:00 – 04:30 | Funding & Resource Allocation for Competitive Strategy |
🗓️ Day 5: Monitoring, Innovation & Sustained Success
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 08:30 – 10:00 | Strategic Control & Monitoring Systems |
| 10:00 – 10:15 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 10:15 – 12:15 | Innovation as a Competitive Weapon |
| 12:15 – 01:15 | 🍽 Lunch Break |
| 01:15 – 03:00 | Adapting Strategy in Turbulent Environments |
| 03:00 – 03:15 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 03:15 – 04:30 | Final Q&A, Group Strategy Presentations, Feedback & Certificates |
📂 Course Materials Provided:
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Competitive strategy toolkit
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Case studies from varied industries
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Blue Ocean templates & value curve tools
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Analytics for monitoring competitive moves
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Innovation & adaptation playbooks
