An intensive professional development training course on
Exploiting Change
Strategic Forecasting and Decision-Making in an Uncertain Environment
Why Choose Exploiting Change Training Course?
Businesses, organisations and their senior executives need foresight and adaptability to operate successfully in rapidly changing and highly competitive conditions. No sooner are current conditions understood and mastered, that the strategic and competitive situation has evolved and there is a need for new forecasts, strategies, and actions.
This highly engaging training course in Dubai will provide the concepts, competencies, and tools to conduct strategic forecasting and decision-making on a continuous basis so organisations can exploit change for strategic success, leverage opportunities, and defend against risks and threats. The training course also provides the tools to set up a strategic forecasting and decision-making capability in any type of organisation.
This Exploiting Change training course will feature:
- Appreciation and understanding of change, uncertainty, risk, threats, and opportunities
- Concepts and methods to assess the internal and external environments of companies and organisations
- Concepts and tools to generate and analyse future scenarios
- Concepts and tools to generate competitors’ and opponents’ likely strategies and options
- Concepts and tools to create and manage a corporate forecasting and strategic decision-making capability
What are the Goals?
By the end of This Exploiting Change training course, participants will be able to:
- Understand and apply the concepts of change, uncertainty, risk, threats, and uncertainty
- Assess the internal and external corporate environment for opportunities, risks, and threats
- Create and analyse future scenarios
- Understand and assess potential competitors’ and opponents’ options and strategies
- Set up a corporate forecasting and strategic decision-making capability
Who is this Training Course for?
This Exploiting Change training course is suitable to a wide range of professionals but will greatly benefit:
- Professionals responsible for strategy, marketing, business development, operations, HR, product development, and other functional departments within businesses and other organisations
- Project and programme management professionals
- Intermediate and advanced level Managers, Team Leaders and Supervisors within all sectors, private and public, profit and not-for-profit
How will this Training Course be Presented?
This Exploiting Change training course will utilise a variety of proven adult learning techniques to ensure maximum understanding, comprehension and retention of the information presented. This includes speaker input, facilitated discussion, syndicate work and practical exercises, videos, self-tests, all with an emphasis on delegate involvement throughout.
The Course Content
- Understand and apply basic intelligence principles for business
- Understand the nature and impact of change and uncertainty
- Understand and apply the three time horizons
- Understand and apply basic change principles
- Understand the differences and similarities of risks and threats
- Identify opportunities, risks, and threats
- Apply a systematic approach to assessing the internal and external environment
- Take a full-spectrum and 360 degree approach
- Recognize and assess political, economic, social, technical, ecological and legal factors
- Recognize and assess competitive factors
- Draw inferences and deductions for planning and decision-making
- Evaluate the likelihood and consequences of opportunities, threats, and risks
- Identify future dimensions of change and uncertainty
- Create future scenarios by combining dimensions
- Analyse overall scenario effects on competitive conditions
- Assess organisational and strategic impact of scenarios
- Develop offensive options to exploit changes and opportunities
- Develop defensive options to mitigate risks and threats
- Create options and strategies for opponents and competitors
- Analyse opponents’ and competitors’ options and strategies
- Develop a competitive “war game” scenario
- Conduct a competitive war game on the basis of the same scenario
- Assess impacts of opponents’ and competitors’ actions and reactions
- Modify own options and strategies in reaction to competitive actions and reactions
- Understand the role of strategic forecasting and decision-making in businesses and organisations
- Identify the key tasks and responsibilities of a forecasting and decision support unit
- Identify the key competencies to create and manage a strategic forecasting and decision-making capability
- Understand and implement a cyclical forecasting and decision-making system
- Understand the relationship of strategic forecasting and planning to other functions in the organization and the governance implications
Certificate and Accreditation
- AZTech Certificate of Completion for delegates who attend and complete the training course
How Aztech Saudi Can Enhance Your Professional Career
At Aztech Saudi, we believe that professional development is the foundation of long-term career success. This training course is expertly designed to equip individuals with practical skills, forward-thinking strategies, and the confidence to navigate today’s dynamic work environments. Each course is delivered by subject matter specialists with extensive industry experience, ensuring that every learning experience is relevant, impactful, and aligned with real-world challenges. Whether you're looking to strengthen your technical expertise, enhance leadership abilities, or stay ahead of industry trends, Aztech Saudi provides the tools you need to elevate your performance and deliver measurable value to your organization.
Our training is more than just knowledge transfer—it’s a catalyst for career transformation. By participating in our courses, professionals gain a competitive advantage in their fields, improve their decision-making capabilities, and position themselves for new opportunities and leadership roles. We take pride in supporting individuals across various sectors and career stages, helping them unlock their full potential through high-quality, globally benchmarked learning experiences. With Aztech Saudi as your development partner, you’re not only investing in education—you're investing in a stronger, more successful future.
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Frequently Asked Questions
AZTech Saudi offers a wide range of internationally benchmarked training courses across various disciplines including leadership, finance, engineering, project management, HR, and more. All courses are designed to meet the professional development needs of individuals and organizations in Saudi Arabia.
Our training courses are conducted in major cities across the Kingdom, including Riyadh, Jeddah, Dammam, and Al Khobar. We partner with top-tier venues to provide an optimal learning environment that combines comfort, convenience, and professionalism.
Yes, AZTech Saudi collaborates with globally recognized professional bodies to offer accredited training courses. Participants receive certificates that reflect international standards and support their career growth and industry credibility.
Absolutely. We work closely with Saudi-based organizations to develop tailored in-house training solutions that address specific business needs, departmental goals, and workforce development strategies—delivered onsite or at a preferred location
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