Stage 1: QUALIFI Level 7 Diploma in Strategic Management and Leadership (Total 120 credits)
Mandatory Units<\/strong>
\u300bManage Team Performance to Support Strategy
The unit will explore how team performance can be evaluated and optimised to realise strategic
objectives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\u300bInformation Management and Strategic Decision Taking
The unit will address the volume and complexity of data and information available to organisations and how to analyse, apply and determine its value in making strategic decisions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u300bLeading a Strategic Management Project
The unit will involve the learner in formulating research and methodologies to support a strategic
management project. They will be required to critically evaluate options and data sources prior to
presenting project outcomes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u300bStrategic Direction
The unit will explore the strategic aims and objectives of an organisation and their significance in
setting direction, and identifying success and progress for the organisation. The unit will also explore where different strategic options may lead the organisation to change its direction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u300bStrategic Planning
This unit is about the value of the strategic planning process in formulating appropriate strategies and designing a plan that will be supported by stakeholders and other organisational leaders. The critical review of the plan and its success is also addressed in the unit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u300bDevelopment as a Strategic Manager
The unit aims to supports organisational and self-awareness in learners. It provides a foundation for a self-critical and reflective approach to personal development to support the learner when operating at a strategic level.
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Optional Units (Select at least two of the following)<\/strong>
\u300bFinance for Managers
This unit is geared towards supporting learners in understanding and using financial information and data. This unit is important to learners as it supports decision making.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\u300bStrategic Marketing
The unit will investigate underlying models, techniques and theories that underpin marketing and can contribute to strategic objectives. It will also provide learners with a critical understanding of the marketing function within complex organisations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u300b Organisational Change Strategies
The main objective of this unit is to enable learners to understand, plan and achieve organisational
change successfully. The received wisdom in much of the business world is that change has to be fast, large-scale and transformational if organisations are to survive. However, there is also evidence that many successful organisations take a much slower and more cautious approach to change. In addition, the failure rate of change initiatives is claimed to be around 70%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u300b Human Resource Planning
The unit will address issues that are important when planning for and securing a workforce that will be able to deliver strategic objectives. The unit will also consider the constraints and influences on organisational HR practices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Stage 2: Master of Business Administration (Total 60 credits)<\/strong> <\/strong>
(9 months) Project Only<\/strong> NCR# 252467<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n