Outline
Program Content
Module 1: Introduction to Enterprise Analysis
- What is Enterprise Analysis?
- The role of an Enterprise Business Analyst
Module 2: Fundamentals of Business Strategy
- Understanding industry dynamics
- Financial and competitive structure of your industry and your organization
- Understanding current strategic capabilities and weaknesses
Module 3: Enterprise Analysis Techniques: Identifying Enterprise Opportunities
- Current state analysis & industry analysis
- Competitive analysis & benchmarking
- Cost analysis models
- Understanding financial statements and shareholder value analysis
- Core competencies assessment
- SWOT analysis & value chain analysis
Module 4: Strategies & Tactics for Effective Consulting
- The shift to consulting roles in organizations
- The role of the consultant
- Techniques for bridging the client relationship
- Readiness and buy-in
- Overcoming objections
- Managing organizational politics
- Professionalism in consulting
Module 5: Enterprise Architecture - Selecting and Prioritizing Enterprise Projects
- Goal analysis, business forecasting & gap analysis
- Strategic enterprise architecture
- Stages of Enterprise Architecture Maturity
Module 6: Selling the Enterprise Solution: The Business Case
- Building a convincing business case
- Planning stakeholder buy-in
- Packaging and persuading
- Leveraging external experts
Module 7: Managing Enterprise Change
- The Change Roller Coaster
- Anticipating resistance
- Ensuring Change meets Culture
- Managing those who fear change
- Communication strategies for success
Module 8: Managing Risk in Enterprise Projects
- Understanding the scope of risk
- Budgeting for risk
- Managing time
- Managing quality
Module 9: Enterprise Consulting Opportunities
- Corporate perspective
- Business unit transformation
- Outsourcing to enable enterprise change
- Mergers & Acquisitions: Enterprise integration
Module 10: Disruptive Technologies
- Anticipating unanticipated change
- Seeing beyond
