Role-Based Programme
RB1070

AI for Corporate Strategy

Strategic Foresight, Competitive Intelligence & Decision Support

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Duration
16 Hours
Level
Intermediate
Delivery
Instructor-Led
Format
Capability Training

Programme Objectives

  • Develop practical AI capabilities for corporate strategy, strategic analysis, business planning, and executive decision support.
  • Apply AI to analyse markets, competitors, customers, technologies, business models, and emerging strategic risks.
  • Use AI to strengthen scenario planning, strategic option evaluation, business-case development, and portfolio prioritisation.
  • Improve the speed and quality of strategic research, synthesis, executive communication, and management recommendations.
  • Apply responsible AI practices related to evidence validation, confidentiality, assumptions, bias, governance, and human judgement.

Tools covered

Generative AI AssistantsAI Search & ResearchDocument AnalysisData AnalysisCompetitive IntelligenceScenario AnalysisStrategic BenchmarkingExecutive SummarisationPresentation ToolsKnowledge Assistants

Who should attend

  • Corporate Strategy Professionals
  • Strategy Managers
  • Strategy Directors
  • Strategic Planning Professionals
  • Corporate Development Professionals
  • Business Planning Managers
  • Business Strategy Analysts
  • Strategic Initiatives Managers
  • Transformation Professionals
  • Chief of Staff Teams
  • Business Excellence Professionals
  • Market Intelligence Professionals
  • Business Unit Strategy Teams
  • Senior Business Analysts
  • Corporate Planning Professionals

Prerequisites & Participant Readiness

  • Experience in strategy, business planning, corporate development, or business analysis
  • Familiarity with market research, strategic frameworks, and business-performance information
  • Basic familiarity with Generative AI tools is recommended
  • Ability to interpret business reports, research, and structured data
  • No programming knowledge required

TOC Modules

Concepts
  • Understanding Generative AI, multimodal AI, reasoning models, and AI assistants
  • Exploring AI applications across strategic research, planning, analysis, and communication
  • Understanding how AI differs from search, analytics, automation, and traditional business intelligence
  • Recognising hallucinations, outdated information, uncertainty, and incomplete context
Practical activities
  • Mapping Corporate Strategy activities to potential AI applications
  • Identifying high-value strategic AI use cases
  • Comparing traditional and AI-assisted strategy workflows

Scenarios

Market Disruption to Corporate Strategy Response

Market Change → Industry Intelligence → Competitive Analysis → Scenario Planning → Strategic Options → Business Impact → Risk Assessment → Executive Recommendation

Participants use AI to analyse a simulated market disruption, assess implications for the organisation, compare strategic responses, and prepare an executive-ready recommendation.

Growth Portfolio Prioritisation

Strategic Objectives → Growth Opportunities → Market Attractiveness → Strategic Fit → Value & Feasibility Assessment → Risk Review → Portfolio Prioritisation → Leadership Presentation

Participants use AI to evaluate multiple growth opportunities, compare them using defined strategic criteria, and develop a prioritised corporate growth portfolio for leadership review.

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