Certified Professional

From Strategy Foundations to Organisational Impact

The Strategy and Change Professional Programme equips leaders with the essential competence required to understand and apply contemporary strategy frameworks, turning complex challenges into tangible organisational outcomes.

Participants

For those contributing to the organisation’s strategy activities

Level

EQF Level 5 equivalent

Prerequisites

Open to everyone

Certificate

Open Strategising Certified Professional Strategy

Course information

Length2 days

Occasions1 x 2 days

Sigtunahöjden Hotell & Conference Hertigvägen 7, 193 31 Sigtuna, Sverige

Format: In person

Language: Swedish

Certified Professional, Swedish, April 7, 2027

Course only15,000 SEK

Course including dinner & accommodation18,500 SEK

Strategy as a capability, not just a document

Effective strategy work requires a shift from static planning to building an adaptable, internal capability based on a shared professional language. The Professional course transforms participants into capable strategy contributors equipped to navigate complex business environments and turn theoretical challenges into tangible, actionable outcomes. By blending theoretical frameworks with hands-on exercises applied directly to participants' own organisations, the course challenges current strategic thinking and builds the foundational competence needed to meaningfully contribute to strategy development and realisation.

Foundational Competence

Participants establish a solid grasp of contemporary practices and core frameworks.

Applied Learning

The course provides a dynamic blend of theory, reflection, and hands-on application.

Network and Knowledge Exchange

Participants grow their professional network by connecting with ambitious peers and colleagues.

Certification and recognition

Earn your Open Strategising Certified Professional Strategy credential. Upon completion, you will receive an official certificate from the Open Strategising Academy, at a professional level corresponding to EQF Level 5. The certification demonstrates your competence in applying modern strategy practices and contributes to your professional development and organisational impact.
The Open Strategising Certified Professional Strategy will qualify you to enrol in the Open Strategising Master Programme’s different courses, further develop your professional career and organisational impact.

Diagram of the three certification levels as stacked layers, with the Professional level highlighted

Participant Profiles

This course is designed for employees, managers, strategy professionals, consultants, and organisational leaders in some way contributing to the organisation’s strategy activities strategy, organisational change, and performance initiatives. It is equally relevant for professionals seeking to strengthen their strategy ability and organisation development capabilities.

What you will learn

The Open Strategising Certified Professional Strategy provides participants with a comprehensive understanding of contemporary strategy work in organisations. Through a blend of theoretical frameworks, engaging discussions, and hands-on exercises directly applied to participants’ own organisations, the course develops the knowledge and skills required to analyse, navigate and manage complex and evolving business environments — thereby developing and realising strategy more effectively. The course explains key concepts and their interdependence, challenging participants to refine their current strategic thinking in ways of approaching strategy development and realisation.

Upon completion of the course, participants will be equipped to:

Analyse and Design Strategy: Apply the Open Strategising Framework to analyse complex organisational goals, translating challenges into clear, actionable outcomes while designing coherent strategies that foster shared understanding across the organisation
Master Core Processes and Vocabulary: Master the fundamental strategy processes of the Open Strategising Method to establish a standardised and shared vocabulary, ensuring more efficient and effective communication related to core strategy themes.
Evaluate Performance and Drive Action: Evaluate strategic trade-offs and real-world performance implications, critically assess current strategy practices to propose improvements, and meaningfully contribute to critical strategic decisions to drive long-term success

Course content

Strategy language and logic: Establishing a shared professional language and understanding the fundamental logic connecting strategy, change, and performance.
Principles of strategy work: Understanding the framework for transitioning from static strategy documents to a continuous strategy activity.
The Open Strategising method: Practical application of transparency, inclusion, and iterative cycles in the strategy process.

Examination

The certificate requires active participation and 100% attendance. A missed day can be made up at a later course date.

Meet your instructors

To ensure a high academic standard, programmes and courses are led by experienced instructors with PhDs, combining extensive academic expertise from leading universities with substantial practical experience. This practical experience spans C-level roles, consulting, and the management of strategy and business development across a wide range of organisations, from multinational corporations to start-ups, ensuring that insights are grounded in diverse, real-world contexts.