To earn the SPS Top-Team Award your team must complete 8 modules in total. Of these 8 modules the 4 compulsory ‘Core Modules’ must be completed and then 4 of the elective modules. In this way you can design the content of your learning to suit your particular business situation. Each module takes a day. The scheduling of the module days is arranged to suit you.

 

The core modules are Organisational Behaviour, Strategic Management, Financial Management and People Management.

 

Strategic management is about how to develop and drive the scope and direction of the organization. What is our purpose? What are our objectives? How will we achieve them? What core competencies do we have? What resources do we need to succeed? How can we meet the changing demands of our customers while achieving the expectations of our stakeholders?

 

What are the team members’ personality types and how do they fit into the team? What are their strengths – how can these utilized? What are their weaknesses – how can they be overcome. What is your company culture – how can it be improved?

 

This module covers basic financial and accounting techniques. It is not designed to make everyone an accountant but to give them an understanding of the subject so that they can appreciate the relevance and advantages of sound financial management. It also covers project and acquisition evaluation techniques to improve decision making.

 

This module is about recognizing and managing any company’s key resource, the people who work for it. How do you match your human resources to your company goals and objectives? How to motivate your people and improve your staff retention?

 

Once these core modules are complete, the elective modules can be selected

 

This module starts with the strategic marketing plan which links your customer needs to your company strategy. It then covers the implementation of your sales strategy covering subjects such as professional sales management, key account management and channel sales management.

 

You will learn how to develop an operations strategy for your organisation, identifying key performance Indicators (KPI) for each area of its activities and how these contribute to the overall business goals.

 

This module will give you an understanding of the key role that supply chain management plays in gaining and sustaining competitive advantage. It covers how the supply chain is links customer needs back to the base components of a product or service.

 

This module covers the innovation process linked to customer needs and overall business goals. You will learn how to use a structured approach to innovation management which ensures that good ideas are generated and that the ones which provide best value are taken to completion on-time and on-budget.

 

This module covers the basic tools and techniques of project management, how a team can define, scope and schedule a project to bring it to a successful completion

 

This module helps you understand how organisations develop and preserve strategic capabilities whilst going through a strategic change process. It covers the various techniques which can be employed to implement change and goes into detail of a proven technique based on Stakeholder requirements, process improvement and performance measurement.

 

This module covers the leadership challenges posed by mergers and acquisitions. You learn how to identify and value potential acquisition targets, how to negotiate the transaction. How to manage the post-acquisition phase by gaining stakeholder support

 

We have all the experience you need to get the best from your team and improve your business performance and its developments. We can help you select from the SPS Management Training options exactly what your business requires

Complete your free profile and action plan and see how you can improve your team’s effectiveness. When you are ready, you can speak to Bob Spawton on 07912 140 865 or email him on bob.spawton@talktoSPS.com.