Strategic Business Development - Study guide

Student
• knows the content and purpose of strategy
• understands the strategic business development approach
• can apply strategic business development tools for a project
• learns principles and practices of effective teamwork and project management

No prerequisites.

• Strategy and its foundations
• Strategy frameworks
• Strategic development
• Strategic competences
• Strategic management tools and methods

Grade 1:
The student:
• has limited knowledge about different strategy frameworks
• has limited understanding of strategic business development approach
• has limited skills in applying strategic business development tools for assignments
• has limited skills in teamwork and conducting assignments

Grade 3:
The student:
• has good knowledge about different strategy frameworks
• has good understanding of strategic business development approach
• has good skills in applying strategic business development tools for assignments
• has good attitude and skills towards learning through participation in teamwork and conducting assignments

Grade 5:
The student:
• has excellent knowledge about different strategy frameworks
• has excellent understanding of strategic business development approach
• has excellent skills in applying various business development tools for assignments
• has excellent attitude and skills towards learning through continuous, supportive and initiative participation in teamwork and conducting assignments

This virtual course makes use of research and development as well as flipped classroom approach to learning, with emphasis on both teamwork and independent studies.

Strategy Safari: A Guided Tour Through the Wilds of Strategic Management
Mintzberg, Henry; Ahlstrand, Bruce; Lampel, Joseph
2005

Lead from the Future: How to Turn Visionary Thinking Into
Breakthrough Growth
E-book
Johnson Mark W., Suskewicz Josh, 2020

Seeing Around Corners: How to Spot Inflection Points in Business Before They Happen
E-book
McGrath, Rita Gunther, 2019

Understanding Design Thinking, Lean, and Agile
E-book
Schneider Jonny, 2017

Running Lean, 2nd Edition
E-book
Maurya Ash 2012

Business Model Generation: A Handbook for Visionaries,
Game Changers, and Challengers.
E-book
Osterwalder, Alexander; Clark, Tim; Pigneur, Yves
2010

Learning material includes company examples. The implementation includes a company visitor(s).

Pasila Campus

No exam

English

The implementation includes globally acknowledged frameworks and tools.

24.10.2022 - 16.12.2022

Three (3) team assignments. One (1) individual assignment.

13.06.2022 - 21.10.2022

Weeks 43-44
ZOOM session: Week 43, 27th October at 13-15.30 pm.
Introduction to the module BUS2LE202: Strategic thinking
- Mindset
- Trends and Weak Signals
- Context and time-horizon
- Purpose and Vision
Weeks 45-47
ZOOM session: Week 45, 10th November at 13-14.30 pm.
Design-led strategic business development
- Strategy frameworks and approaches
- Design and Innovation in practice
ZOOM session: Week 47, 24th November at 13-14.30 pm.
Weeks 48-50
Managing strategic business development
- Management principles and practices
- Execution: Roadmaps and Milestones
- Decision making and managing performance

LE7AB
EXCH
ONLINE

RPL

Olli Laintila

15 - 40

Three team assignments: (100 %)
Individual learning diary: (pass/fail)

MUBBA Degree Programme for Multilingual Management Assistants, SEBBA Degree Programme in Business Service Solutions and Languages

0.00 cr

4.00 cr

H-5