Role-Based Programme
RB0252

DeepSeek for Strategy & Business Management

Practical AI for Strategic Analysis, Research & Decision Support

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Duration
8 Hours
Level
Basic
Delivery
Instructor-Led
Format
Workshop

Programme Objectives

  • Build foundational proficiency in using DeepSeek across practical Strategy and Business Management activities.
  • Apply structured prompting and reasoning techniques for business research, strategic analysis, scenario planning, and decision preparation.
  • Use DeepSeek Web Search to investigate markets, competitors, industries, technologies, regulations, and current business developments.
  • Analyse approved business reports, strategy documents, research material, and management information to identify opportunities, risks, assumptions, and priorities.
  • Build repeatable AI-assisted strategy workflows while maintaining source validation, confidentiality, critical thinking, and human decision ownership.

Tools covered

DeepSeekGenerative AIPrompt EngineeringThinking Mode / Deep-ThinkWeb SearchFile Upload & Text ExtractionStructured Reasoning

Who should attend

  • Corporate Strategy Professionals
  • Business Strategy Professionals
  • Strategy Analysts
  • Business Managers
  • Business Planning Professionals
  • Business Analysts
  • Corporate Development Professionals
  • Growth & Expansion Professionals
  • Transformation Professionals
  • Management Consultants
  • Business Unit Managers
  • PMO & Strategic Initiative Professionals
  • General Managers
  • Functional Managers Involved in Strategic Planning

Prerequisites & Participant Readiness

  • Basic understanding of business strategy, planning, or management activities
  • Familiarity with market research, competitor information, business reports, or performance reviews
  • Basic document-handling and business-analysis knowledge is helpful
  • Basic computer and internet proficiency
  • No programming knowledge required
  • No previous DeepSeek experience required
  • Participants should use anonymised or organisation-approved strategic and commercial information during practical exercises
  • AI-generated recommendations must be validated before strategic, financial, investment, or other high-impact decisions are made

TOC Modules

Concepts
  • Understanding DeepSeek and Generative AI from a Strategy and Business Management perspective
  • Understanding conversational AI, reasoning, Web Search, and document-based assistance
  • Identifying applications across research, strategic analysis, planning, reporting, and decision support
  • Understanding hallucinations, bias, outdated information, confidentiality, and verification requirements
Practical activities
  • Exploring DeepSeek through common strategic and management questions
  • Comparing simple and structured prompts for the same business requirement
  • Using follow-up questions to progressively improve strategic analysis
  • Identifying management activities suitable for AI assistance

Scenarios

Market Opportunity to Strategic Recommendation

Business Question → DeepSeek Web Search → Market & Competitor Evidence → Thinking Mode → SWOT / Opportunity Analysis → Strategic Options → Risks & Trade-Offs → Management Recommendation

Participants investigate a potential market opportunity using current external evidence, challenge assumptions through structured reasoning, and convert validated findings into a decision-ready strategic recommendation.

Business Challenge to Executive Decision Brief

Business Challenge → Internal Report → DeepSeek Analysis → External Research → Base / Upside / Downside Scenarios → Option Comparison → Key Risks → Executive Brief

Participants combine approved internal business information with external research and structured reasoning to analyse a strategic challenge and prepare concise decision-support material for management review.

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