Online Certificate

Advanced Strategic Management Certificate

The EDHEC Online Advanced Strategic Management Certificate is designed for professionals looking to enhance their strategic thinking and leadership skills.

Upcoming session

January 2025

Programme duration

5 weeks

Language

English

Level

EDHEC Certificate

Make the right strategic choices and understand their implications

The digital revolution is affecting every position in the company and is transforming business models over the long term. To face these new challenges, managers must more than ever master the right management tools and understand what the performance levels are in order to anticipate changes and contribute to the transformation of their company.

This professional certificate is designed for all those who hold responsibilities within companies: managers with proven professional experience, already having or acceding to business steering responsibilities at the level of a company or a profit centre at strategic and operational level.

You will:

  • Explore strategic conceptual frameworks and models
  • Strategically analyse various business competitive situations
  • Get a practical view of how to deal with strategic issues

How does the program work ?

  • Weekly one-hour live class available in replay mode
  • 6 to 8 hours of study time per week recommended
  • An online exam at the end of each module
  • Certification is awarded upon successfully passing the final exam

This certificate covers a range of topics essential for effective business strategy. The course emphasizes the importance of value propositions and structuring business models, particularly in the context of the digital revolution. You will explore corporate strategy by analyzing portfolios of business units to determine investments and divestments, and understanding the value impact of corporate parents.

Core modules

SESSION 1

STRATEGIC CHOICES! BUSINESS STRATEGY #1

STRATEGIC CHOICES! BUSINESS STRATEGY #1 : Understand the interest and limits of pursuing adjacencies.
Differentiate the two generic business strategies: cost leadership & differentiation.
Use Value Curves as a tool to develop a differentiation strategy.
Recognise ways in which a corporate parent can add or destroy values for its portfolio of business units.

SESSION 2

STRATEGIC CHOICES: BUSINESS STRATEGY #2: BUSINESS MODELS

STRATEGIC CHOICES: BUSINESS STRATEGY #2: BUSINESS MODELS : Build strong, articulate value propositions
Understand the challenges of value delivery
Build the organisation value equation
Structure the business model canvas
Discuss how the digital revolution is creating new kinds of business models and therefore new opportunities

SESSION 3

STRATEGIC CHOICES: CORPORATE STRATEGY

STRATEGIC CHOICES: CORPORATE STRATEGY : Analyse a portfolio of business units and judge which to invest in and which to divest
Recognise ways in which a corporate parent can add or destroy values for its portfolio of business units.

SESSION 4

STRATEGIC MOVES

STRATEGIC MOVES : Identify the appropriate choices between organic growth, M&A and strategic alliances.
Identify key success factors and challenges in the successful management of M&As.
Explore the concept of Ecosystems and how it can boost organisation results.

SESSION 5

STRATEGY IN ACTION

STRATEGY IN ACTION : Understand how the strategic process works.
Explain some of the challenges of managing strategy development, and how to tackle them.
Understand what is meant by deliberate and emergent strategy development.
Discuss the ideal strategic process.

SESSION 6

STRATEGIC CHOICES AND METHODS: PUTTING EVERYTHING TOGETHER

STRATEGIC CHOICES AND METHODS: PUTTING EVERYTHING TOGETHER : Analyse strategic problems using strategic management analytical frameworks and concepts.
Build and communicate sound strategic recommendations.

Contact

Qingyu YAO

Programme Advisor

Crafting Future Leaders : Excellence and Innovation in Online Learning

The Advanced Strategic Management Certificate is expertly tailored to accommodate your personal and professional schedules. This approach is enhanced by our commitment to academic and faculty excellence, leveraging cutting-edge, globally recognised teaching methods for a fully immersive learning experience.

Billy Salha, PhD

Professor, Strategy

EDHEC Business School

An Innovative Learning Experience

Our Online Campus is a powerful and intuitive platform dedicated to our participants’ online learning journey. Shaped with some of the best institutions in the world, top-ranked by the Financial Times, it allows us to deliver a personalised, interactive and high-touch learning experience.

Studying online with EDHEC means:

Benefiting from the expertise of professors from the best business schools and universities around the world, such as ESMT Berlin, part of the FOME Alliance, as well as industry leaders
Experiencing different e-learning methods, live with all participants and at your own pace, on your own time
Having access to a wide range of pedagogical activities from videos and written resources to quizzes and instructional activities
Using a unique mobile-first online platform available 24/7 to attend virtual classes, pass exams and discuss with classmates, professors, or the programme support team

Cohort Stats

This professional certificate is intended for professionals anywhere in the world who have proven professional experience and wish to strengthen their skills in strategy.

33%

of women

39 years

old in average

20 years

of professional experience

Tuition fees & Financing solutions

TUITION FEES

2,250€ +VAT i

For October’s 2024 intake.​
Tuition fees are provided for information only and are subject to change.

EARLY BIRD

-20% i

For all applications submitted 2 months before the next intake. Scholarships and Early Bird cannot be combined.

Admissions Process

Start your transformative journey with EDHEC Online today! Discover the prerequirements and key steps for a successful application!

1 session per trimester

Prerequisites:

  • Professional experience recommended
  • English professional proficiency

How can I register?

It’s simple! Fill in the online registration form. You will be contacted by our Programme Advisor in order to discuss your project.

What’s the difference between an online certificate and one attended in person?

Both delivery methods ensure the same level of academic excellence and personalised support. An EDHEC Online Certificate offers the same high-quality knowledge and skills to their participants as the traditional on-campus programmes.

While on-campus programmes are delivered through in-person classes, online programmes leverage advanced digital platforms to reach learners globally.

Online programmes use two different formats: asynchronous and synchronous learning. Asynchronous classes provide flexibility, allowing students to access course materials and complete assignments at their own pace. Synchronous classes require students to attend virtual sessions at scheduled times, enabling real-time interaction with professors, mentors, coaches, and classmates from anywhere. EDHEC Online programs combine both elearning types: synchronous activities with weekly live classes and real-time messaging between participants, professors and coaches, and high-quality asynchronous content by following an approach founded on user experience and gamification.

You will receive a certificate from EDHEC, a Business School ranked 7th in Europe (Financial Times 2023 ranking) with triple accreditation (EQUIS, AACSB and AMBA). This guarantees the academic excellence of the programmes, the expertise of the teaching staff, as well as its close ties to businesses.

How much time should I spend on an e-learning course?

We recommend dedicating 5 to 7 hours of work towards it per week.

Maintaining a work-life balance is essential and will help to ensure learners get the most out of their course. Our training courses are designed so that learners can adjust their workload to align with their personal situation.
One benefit of remote work is that learners can fit it into their personal and professional lives.

Our Alumni say it better

Jérome Duport

“I sincerely enjoyed every step of the way, from the tutorials, the business cases and the online meetings. I felt that this experience has broadened my perspectives over business management and its perspectives.”