Contribute to Your Organization’s Success
Develop your ability to innovate, think strategically, and gain a competitive advantage for your organization through our intensive business strategy programs. Explore proven business theories and strategic tools through hands-on exercises, interactive lectures, and dynamic discussions.
Current Programs
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AI Strategy for Business Leaders: From Hype to Impact
Formerly AI in Business: Creating Value with Machine Learning
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Advanced Business Strategy Training: Gaining a Competitive Edge
Learn a new framework for developing a business strategy that maximizes your competitive advantage and disrupts the competition.
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Agile Leadership: Transforming Mindsets and Capabilities in Your Organization
Learn how you, your teams, and your organization can become more flexible, resilient, and innovative.
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Behavioral Decision Making
Gain the critical knowledge and tools you need to make smarter decisions for your organization — and yourself.
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Beyond Strategic Planning: From Implementation to Sustainment
Successfully navigate the challenges inherent in making your organizational, departmental, and project-specific plans come to life.
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Brand Revitalization: A Comprehensive Brand Strategy Course
Develop a brand strategy to harness your brand’s core purpose, help it stay fresh, and ensure customer loyalty.
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Building Organizational Cultures: A Framework for Leaders
Critically assess how culture affects organizations and learn how to create an environment that promotes advancement of people.
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Business Strategy: Evaluating and Executing the Strategic Plan
Explore the concepts and tools of strategic business management.
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Corporate Strategy for Growth: Aligning Business Units for Strategic Impact
Gain actionable strategies to navigate resource allocation challenges in corporate strategy and seize growth opportunities with confidence.
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Creative Thinking: Innovative Solutions to Complex Challenges
Learn how to grow a culture of creativity to innovate competitive solutions.
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Design Thinking: Creating Better Customer Experiences
Discover how the principles of design thinking, also called human-centered design, can revolutionize problem-solving within your organization, leading to enhanced customer experiences and organizational growth.
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Financial Fluency for Business Leaders
Strengthen strategic financial skills to drive business impact. Learn to analyze financial data, make informed decisions, and communicate effectively.
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Foundations of Data-Driven Decision Making with AI
Learn how to utilize data sets and artificial intelligence to improve team communication and create effective business strategies.
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How to Build a Sustainable Organization: Challenges, Opportunities, and Strategies – 4 Week Course
Develop the tools and frameworks you need to incorporate sustainability practices into your business model.
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Innovation and Strategy
Strengthen your organization’s capacity to drive innovation and achieve greater results.
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Marketing Analytics Course: Strategies for Driving Business Results
Gain a deeper understanding of marketing analytics used in making strategic decisions across key functions.
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Product Management: From Design to Launch
Learn the important business skills you need to be an effective product manager and build, launch, and grow successful products.
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Real Estate Investments: Assets, Markets, and Current Trends, 2-day Session
Master the fundamentals and practicalities of real estate investing.
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Starting and Building Your Consulting Business
Develop the critical skills you need to successfully launch and scale a thriving consulting business.
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Strategic Project Management
Plan, manage, and execute projects that are essential to the success of your business.
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Strategic Sales Management Course
Learn proven sales management strategies and techniques to lead yourself, your direct reports, and your organization.
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Supply Chain Management: Frameworks for Resilient and Agile Supply Chains
Learn how to use supply chain analytics to reduce costs, manage inventory as consumer needs evolve, and make strategic decisions.
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The Consultant’s Toolkit: Consulting Training
Refine your consulting abilities through proven techniques to improve organizational effectiveness.
Why Study Business Strategy at Harvard
Whether you’re looking to learn a new skill or hone an existing one we have programs that meet your business strategy needs. Our programs cover topics such as strategic planning, strategic decision making, and value creation using machine learning and offer you the opportunity to develop core business competencies.
When you take a professional development course with us, you’ll learn from industry experts alongside peers from around the world who bring a global perspective that can be invaluable in today’s interconnected business landscape. The instruction is dynamic, and interactive ensuring the application of concepts through activities, case studies and role-play. At the end of your program you will return to your office with new business strategies that can help you be more successful in your role and across your organization.
How Classes Work
We offer three different types of formats for programs: on campus, live online, and hybrid.
- On-campus programs take place in our dedicated state-of-the-art classroom space on Harvard’s campus at One Brattle Square, Cambridge, MA.
- Online programs are held via Zoom where you receive the same content online as on-campus, but from the convenience of your home or office.
- Hybrid programs are available both live online and on campus. Online participants are fully integrated into the program with the ability to see, hear, contribute, and network alongside your in-person counterparts.
Who Should Enroll
Each business strategy course is designed to meet the needs of different industry leaders and professionals. Many of them are appropriate for a wide range of individuals, but some are specifically tailored to senior leaders, emerging leaders, or executives. More information about who should enroll in each program can be found on the program page.
What You Earn
After completing a program, you receive a Certificate of Completion from the Harvard Division of Continuing Education, further validating your expertise in the field. Taking the step to earn a certificate from a professional development program can signal to your employer that you are open to new experiences and enthusiastic about continuing to learn and grow.
Some business strategy programs may count toward a Certificate of Leadership Excellence (CLE) in Strategy and Innovation.
When Courses Are Offered
Many of our programs are offered multiple times a year in several formats. Miss the deadline to register? We bring popular programs back year after year — sign up to get notified when new dates are available.
Costs
The cost of a professional development program depends on the format you take it in and the length of the course. For more information about pricing, please visit your desired program page.
A 10% discount is available to participants taking more than one program, and discounts are also available for groups of two or more. To take advantage of our discounts, please email ExecDev@DCE.Harvard.edu for further instructions.
Business Strategy FAQs
What is business strategy?
Business strategy refers to a set of decisions and actions that outline how a company will achieve its long-term goals and gain a competitive advantage in the marketplace. It involves identifying objectives, assessing resources, and formulating plans to achieve competitive advantage.
What are the benefits of taking a business strategy course at Harvard?
When you participate in a business strategy course at Harvard Professional Development, you are learning from instructors who are leading industry experts. Through a combination of theory, practice, and real-world examples, these courses will have you returning to the office equipped to move your own business strategy forward.
