Telecoms Mini MBA

The changing customer dynamics, a blurring of industry lines, and a reality check in terms of financial performance and KPIs mean many digital and high-tech businesses are now undergoing re-evaluation and transformation. For those businesses that are driven by innovation, the volatile economic environment, and the dawn of the second digital revolution have left them open to disruption and uncertainty, but it has also brought new opportunities and a chance to embrace change to thrive and prosper.

The task of building profitable and sustainable businesses in this environment falls to talented individuals and teams that understand and can effectively evaluate their own markets and their organization’s place within it; who react positively to change and embrace innovation; that can develop competitive advantage, strategy, and business models with clarity and purpose; and can execute that strategy whilst aligning their processes, platforms, teams, individuals, performance and KPIs.

This program has been designed to provide a solid foundation for executives and mid to senior managers to operate and do business in cutting-edge organizations. It covers a range of competency areas that are critical to the success of modern and forward-looking management teams. We aim to highlight, organize, & assess the brightest ideas to develop clarity - ensuring that best practices can be applied effectively, wherever possible, to the participant’s organization. We build on existing ideas and knowledge in a highly interactive and engaging learning environment - where ideas are presented, shared, analysed, and developed holistically to gain a comprehensive and detailed view of the changing business environment, and the success factors that define it. 

• Discuss the technologies and developments that could transform your business and take it into the future.
• Gain a deeper understanding of the business environment and how it impacts the future of your business.
• Explore different solutions and look at them from a different lens to take your business into the future.
• Become aware of the business opportunities and the risks around your decisions for the business.
• Contribute fully to developing a work environment that embraces forward-looking business practices, encourages innovative thinking, & provides a framework that can translate ideas into business success
• Evaluate and critically appraise your organization’s position in the market and the potential of future growth strategies
• Contribute much more actively to strategic debate at the senior level
• Practically apply and implement best practices within your own business
• Effectively communicate complex ideas to ensure consistency throughout the organization
• Build more commercially aware teams that can contribute proactively to the growth and success of the organization.
• Develop solutions more holistically - making commercially viable decisions, minimizing risk, and being in line with the strategy and goals of the wider organization. 

• Develop the ability to successfully create strategies to build a better future for your business.
• Create greater success in your business by using emerging technologies effectively.
• Develop future leadership to combat this changing world.
• Ensure your business remains relevant into the future.
• Strengthens the foundation on which to develop more robust and successful strategies, backed by the right business and operating models

Enables individuals and teams to recognize and develop best-practice across the organization - and have the confidence to share; and to make business decisions that are focused, balanced, and fully grounded in business reality

• Develop the ability to successfully create strategies to build a better future for your business.
• Create greater success in your business by using emerging technologies effectively.
• Develop future leadership to combat this changing world.
• Ensure your business remains relevant into the future.
• Strengthens the foundation on which to develop more robust and successful strategies, backed by the right business and operating models

Enables individuals and teams to recognize and develop best-practice across the organization - and have the confidence to share; and to make business decisions that are focused, balanced, and fully grounded in business reality

Day 1 

• Explore Emerging Technologies & Innovative Opportunities 
• Welcome, introductions and course outline & team project overview 
• Explore the dynamics of the transforming telecoms industry 
• Recognize challenges and risks and develop strategies to manage or minimize 
• Identify and assess innovative opportunities for value creation 

Day 2 

• Develop Strategic Responsiveness within the Business Environment 
• Evaluate and Implement Effective Financial Management for ROI 
• Respond to the changing telecoms environment with well-developed strategic plans aligned to the business vision 
• Investment analysis for ROI 
• Budgeting and cost control 

Day 3 

• Broaden Leadership Skills in a Digital Age 
• Manage Change in a Changing World 
• Assess your leadership skills & style 
• Invest and empower your people to cope with change 
• Nurture a change management culture throughout the business

Day 4

• Ensure Brand Relevance
• Revise your brand & marketing strategy for relevance in the future
• Develop a culture of customer focus and deliver to their wants
• Develop service excellence as a competitive advantage
• Bonus: Align to country regulations to ensure legal conformity

Day 5

• Business simulation using real-world case studies
• Team: Case study finalization
• Team: Case study finalization
• The team presents their project for assessment