E3 Strategic Management

Interacting with the organisation’s environment
- influence of key external factors of an organisation’s strategy
-ethical issues arising from interaction with environment

Evaluating strategic position and strategic options
- the process of strategy formulation
- tools and techniques used in strategy formulation

Leading change
- important aspects of organisational change
- tools and methodologies for successfully implementing change
- change leadership process

Implementing strategy
- tools and techniques of strategy implementation

Role of information systems in organisational strategy
- systems requirements for successful strategic implementation
- use of IT and IS for the organisation, including Big Data

P3 Risk Management

Identify, classify and evaluate risk
- types of risk
- management responsibilities
- ethical aspects

Responses to risk
- tools and processes for risk management
- ethical issues facing organisation and its employees
- risks associated with corporate governance

Internal controls to manage risk
- evaluate control systems
- evaluate risk management strategies
- evaluate purpose and processes of Internal Audit

Managing risks associated with cash flows
- evaluate financial risks facing organisation
- evaluate alternative risk management tools

Managing risks associated with capital investment decisions

Evaluate risks arising from changes in the environment of capital appraisal decisions

F3 Financial Strategy

Formulation of financial strategy
- financial and non-financial objectives of entities
- strategic financial management policy decision

Financing and dividend decisions
- evaluate financing requirements
- recommend a strategy for meeting requirments
- dividend policies

Corporate finance
- acquisitions, mergers and divestments
- valuing entities
- pricing issues
- post-transaction issues