Business Development Tools and Techniques
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Designed for business leaders and professionals our Business Development Tools and Techniques course is CPD certified and includes an instant digital certificate. By completing the course you'll learn more about the tools and techniques available to develop businesses, how continuous development can be supported and so much more.
Course Level: Introductory Course
Duration: 30 - 45 Minutes
Accreditation: CPD Certified
Certificate: Self-Printed Certificate
Description
The course describes the definition of business development and reviews a range of business development tools and techniques, designed to bring about continuous improvement as a key part of operational planning.
Business development strategies are reviewed and their role in operational planning. Eight tools to support business development are reviewed including SWOT and PEST analysis, the Boston matrix and Maturity models.
The course investigates continuous improvement and how it can be supported with the various tools and techniques described including three key approaches to bring it about: Root Cause Analysis; Plan, Do, Check, Act Cycle; and Kaizen.
The course continues by describing four key methodologies to bring about continuous improvement: CIP, TQM, Lean and Six Sigma.
Learning Objectives
On completion of this course, learners will:
- Understand business development tools and approaches to continuous improvement
- Be able to evaluate a range of business development tools and where they can best be applied
- Be able to analyse approaches to continuous improvement and their relationship to other systems
Accreditation
The content of this course has been independently certified as conforming to universally accepted Continuous Professional Development (CPD) guidelines.
Certification
On successful completion of this course, you will be awarded a Virtual College certificate which you will be able to download and print immediately on completion.
Duration
This course will take approximately 30-45 minutes to complete, depending on learning speed.
Target Audience
This course is aimed at business leaders and professionals.
Entry Requirements
There are no specific entry requirements for this course.
What you'll learn
- The range of business development tools and techniques available
- Eight different tools to support business development
- How continuous improvement can be supported
Suitable for
- Business leaders
- Professionals
- Business owners
Certification
Upon completion of any of our courses, learners will be able to download a digital certificate from Virtual College which will include the accrediting bodies logo where applicable, the learner's name, the title of the course and the date of completion.
If you have purchased the posted certificate option, available on selected courses, a high quality, seal embossed, certificate will be sent out the following working week after completion.
Self-Printed Certificate Option
Upon completion of the course, a digital certificate will be available to download instantly.
Recommended renewal: 3 years
Whilst none of our certificates have an expiry date it is strongly recommended that the training is completed every three years. This is based on industry best practice to ensure awareness and knowledge of the latest guidance and legislation.
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