PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAM Vision and Strategy Courses

The structure of the course :

• E1. Engineering Vision

is as follows:


PREPARATORY WORK : Case Study 1

DAY 1

Part 1 - Introduction

• Module 1 - Pressures on Engineering. Much pressure, little progress
• Module 2 - Targets and metrics
• Module 3 - A wealth of improvement initiatives

Part 2 - From Vision to implementation

• Module 4 - The process of visioning
• Module 5 - Developing the Vision
• Module 6 - Framework of a Vision

Evening 1 : Course dinner

DAY 2

Part 3 - Future organizations

• Module 7 - Corporate. Business Unit. The role of Engineering
• Module 8 - Human resources
• Module 9 - Information and Information systems. Practices and techniques

Part 4 - Moving forward

• Module 10 - Using the Vision to look at the present
• Module 11 - The way forward
• Module 12 - Examples and lessons learned

The structure of the course :

• E2. Engineering Strategy

is as follows:


PREPARATORY WORK : Case Study 1

DAY 1

Part 1 - On strategy

• Module 1 - Some strategies
• Module 2 - Military resources and strategies
• Module 3 - Company resources and strategies

Part 2 - Corporate strategy and Engineering strategy

• Module 4 - Company strategy
• Module 5 - Engineering resources and strategy
• Module 6 - Influences on Engineering

Evening 1 : Course dinner

DAY 2

Part 3 - Preparing the strategy

• Module 7 - Foundations of Engineering strategy
• Module 8 - Gathering information
• Module 9 - Identifying different strategies

Part 4 - Implementing the strategy

• Module 10 - Elements of Engineering strategy. Analysis of different strategies
• Module 11 - Selecting and communicating the strategy
• Module 12 - Implementing the strategy

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