How long does this certification take?

The programme is 10 Weeks and can be completed at your own pace through our self-paced online option, or alongside live virtual sessions.

Is this certification globally recognised?

Yes. GLI certifications are internationally recognised and carry CPD credits, making them valuable for career advancement worldwide.

What level is this certification?

This is a Advanced Level certification, suitable for professionals with relevant experience or background in the field.

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Certified Organizational Strategy Professional in France

Q: What is the Certified Organizational Strategy Professional?

The Certified Organizational Strategy Professional is a globally recognised professional certification by the Global Leadership Institute (GLI), designed to equip professionals with advanced competencies in Leadership & Management.

Course Curriculum

Programme Modules

Click any module to explore the detailed curriculum topics included in this certification.

Foundations and Strategic Context of Certified Organizational Strategy Professional

Certified Organizational Strategy Professional: industry context, trends and professional standards
Theories and models of leadership and management
The manager's roles, responsibilities and mindset
Leadership versus management and when each is needed
Situational and adaptive leadership
Values, purpose and authentic leadership
The organisational context and operating environment
Self-awareness and the leader's identity
Building credibility and executive presence
Ethics and responsible leadership
Personal leadership development planning

Strategy and Organisation Together

Synergy realisation after combination
Strategic alignment across an organisation
Strategy as a coherent set of choices
Communication strategy in change programmes
Embedding values and behaviours
Aligning HR strategy with organisational strategy
The employee lifecycle and HR value chain
HR's role in culture, values and employer brand
Job analysis, job design and role profiling
Strategic workforce planning and demand forecasting
Designing an HR intervention or policy
Onboarding and induction programme design
Reward strategy and total reward frameworks
Organisational design as a strategic choice

Designing the Operating Model

Operating model redesign
Organisational design as a strategic choice
Strategic alignment across an organisation
Pricing, value articulation and professional fees
Analytical techniques and bias
Prioritisation and portfolio value
Designing your first 90 days after certification
Reporting quality and governance
Management accounts and dashboards
Forecasting and planning
LAN, WAN and network design
Software design patterns and quality
Data modelling and database design

Decision Rights and Coordination

Organisational design as a strategic choice
Executive time, attention and decision cadence
Power, coalitions and organisational politics
Designing a sourcing or supply strategy
Supplier segmentation and relationship strategy
Innovation and value from suppliers
Logistics and distribution network design
Capacity and production planning
Innovation in protective operations
Designing a security programme or solution
Physical security design and layered defence
Security programme design and budgeting
Decision support and insight

Aligning Measures and Incentives

Strategic alignment across an organisation
Strategy and performance management systems
Metrics design and the gaming problem
Developing strategic capability in others
Designing a transformation programme
Benefits realisation and value tracking
Strategic development and long-range positioning
Income capitalisation and investment value
How insurance works: risk pooling and the value chain
Insurance products and lines of business
Psychodynamic and psychoanalytic approaches
Destination, venue and experience products
Tour and event concept design and packaging

Culture as Structural Output

Culture as a strategic asset
Strategic alignment across an organisation
Sustaining transformation and preventing reversion
Procurement and supply chain: scope and value
Procurement’s contribution to organisational strategy
Category management and strategy development
Sourcing strategies and portfolio (Kraljic)
Negotiation strategy and planning
Strategic customer relationships
Strategic positioning versus operational effectiveness
Strategic options and real options thinking
Corporate portfolio strategy and parenting advantage
Strategic learning and the adaptive organisation

Sustaining an Organisational Change

Sustaining transformation and preventing reversion
Leading strategic change
Benefits realisation and value tracking
Customer journey and experience design
Retention, loyalty and lifetime value
SME lending and value-chain finance
Communications strategy and planning
Category management and strategy
Supplier development and innovation
Financial inclusion strategy
The HR function: roles, operating models and value creation
Strategic analysis: PESTLE, SWOT and Porter’s Five Forces
The role of finance in organisations and value creation

Strategic Context

Key account management strategy
Building strategic customer relationships
Competitive and market intelligence
Translating insight into strategy
Attachment and developmental theory
Professional roles, boundaries and settings
Customer service and CX strategy
Sustaining strategic customer focus
Customer experience strategy
Competitive bidding processes
Learning strategy and business alignment
Real options and strategic investment
Sustainability strategy and materiality
Technology strategy and architecture choices
Platform and ecosystem strategy

Decision Making

Backlogs, user stories and prioritisation
Escalation and decision-making
Portfolio management and prioritisation
Decision-making and problem solving
Data-driven decision-making
Ethical principles and codes of practice
Managing boundaries and dual relationships
Data-driven decision support and analytics
Prioritising experience investments
Problem loans, restructuring and recovery
Evidence, judgement and scepticism
Ethical decision-making under pressure
Strategic decision-making under uncertainty
Structured problem-solving and root-cause analysis
Make, buy or ally: boundary decisions

Performance Systems

Quality and delivery metrics
Managing schedule and budget performance
Agile metrics and velocity
Setting objectives and marketing KPIs
Marketing and sales KPIs and dashboards
Funnel, pipeline and conversion metrics
Customer and brand health metrics
Dashboards and performance reporting
Duty of care and risk management
Capacity and performance management
Setting objectives, indicators and targets
Contract performance and exit
Performance measurement and scorecards
Managing underperformance and risk
Logistics performance and cost control

Financial Management

Costing production: standard costs, variances and the true cost of scrap
Non-revenue water, metering and cost recovery
Record-keeping and data protection
Health financing: budgets, insurance and out-of-pocket realities
Preparing financial statements
Financial reporting frameworks (IFRS/GAAP)
Interpreting financial statements
Budget vs actual and variance
Cost and profitability analysis
Data visualisation for finance
Communicating financial results
Cost and price analysis
Obsolescence and working-capital impact
Cost, feasibility and control analysis
Resource allocation and capital discipline

Risk and Governance

Governance frameworks and codes
Compliance frameworks and programmes
Compliance monitoring and testing
Environmental governance and climate risk
Governance of ESG and reporting
Stakeholder engagement and risk management
Complaints, accountability and fitness to practise
Environmental legal compliance
Client feedback and satisfaction
Risk assessment methodology and matrices
Dynamic and site-specific risk assessment
Public, private and non-profit governance
Responsible and sustainable governance
Residual risk and ALARP
Risk registers and monitoring

Stakeholders

Ethics and independence in advisory relationships
The project environment and stakeholders
Stakeholder and sponsor management
Stakeholder rights and fair treatment
Delivery, quality and stakeholder plan
Stakeholder identification and analysis
Stakeholder engagement strategy
Managing expectations and influence
Negotiation and conflict management
Building project relationships
Conflict resolution and negotiation
Commercial negotiation and value capture
Influencer and affiliate marketing
Sponsorship and negotiation selling
Negotiation with clients and partners

Communication

Control monitoring and reporting
Crisis communications
Stakeholder communications
Ethics in communications
Internal communications
Corporate social responsibility communications
Presentation and public speaking
Professional report and presentation
Metrics and reporting
Voice, communication and delivery
Setting and communicating strategic direction
Communicating with families and carers
Professional writing and reports
Psychoeducation and public communication
Reporting to boards and executives

Evidence and Data

Marketing analytics and attribution
Web and campaign analytics
Customer data platforms and segmentation
Web, campaign and funnel analytics
Sales analytics and forecasting tools
Evidence-based improvement
Managing risk and difficult cases
Lessons learned and development
Designing and facilitating groups
Psychoeducation and workshops
NoSQL and modern data stores
Portfolio of evidence and reflective practice
Complaint data and learning
Service analytics and dashboards
Text and interaction analytics

Operations

Yield, productivity and profitability metrics
Data quality, analysis and reporting
Traceability, recall and quality assurance systems
Quality management systems and audits
Journey and process redesign
Quality monitoring and coaching
Customer-centric operating models
Operational efficiency and productivity
Coaching and quality monitoring
Reconciliation and end-of-day processes
Operating-model and process re-engineering
In-process quality control and inspection
Industrial utilities, energy and process safety interfaces
Working with organisations on wellbeing
Service quality and the passenger experience in transport

Programme Delivery

Change and adoption in projects
Innovation and continuous delivery
Agile and digital transformation projects
Scaling delivery capability
Building project management maturity
Measuring change and project impact
Sustainability and social impact in projects
Health, safety and compliance in delivery
Project KPIs and performance metrics
Project management maturity assessment
Driving measurable delivery improvement
Professional case study and presentation
HACCP principles and prerequisite programmes
Advisory service design and delivery
Innovation in service delivery

Change and Transformation

Technology adoption and integration
Measuring security transformation impact
Transformation versus incremental change
Variations, claims and delay: managing change on site
Change talk and readiness
Habit change and behaviour design
Change control and configuration
Organisational change management
Baseline setting and change control
Sales and marketing transformation
Measuring growth and transformation impact
Customer experience transformation
Digital and self-service transformation
Measuring CX transformation impact
Digital transformation in banking

People and Capability

Measuring coaching outcomes
Project management plan development
Schedule development and optimisation
Team development and effectiveness
Coaching and developing team members
Your one-year professional development trajectory
Sales enablement and coaching
Version control and collaborative development
Web and mobile application development
Training and capability building
Coaching for performance
Knowledge management and capability building
Creating a coaching culture
Delegating for development
Managing resistance and capability building

Technology

Digital and market transformation
Digital advisory, e-extension and mobile services
Self-service and digital support
Customer service technology stack
Technology selection and integration
Emerging service technologies
Digital, mobile and internet banking
Digital disruption and the future of banking
Branch-to-digital migration
Digital banking platforms and APIs
Payment technology and switches
Evidence-based practice
Big data technologies and platforms
Scaling technologies and business models
Automation, RPA and straight-through processing

Markets and Customers

Vehicle specifications, trims and options in customer language
Customer retention in the vehicle ownership cycle
Customer loyalty and repeat purchase in retail
Telecom products, tariffs and customer lifecycles
Market analysis and environmental scanning
Customer personas and insight
Value proposition design and messaging
Go-to-market and channel strategy
The marketing concept and customer orientation
Brand and reputation as strategic assets
Brand safety and responsible marketing
Brand and corporate reputation
Supply market analysis
Market attractiveness and country assessment
Market entry modes and partner selection

Leadership Practice

Risk assessment and safety planning
Environmental management systems (ISO 14001)
Treatment planning and review
Management review and improvement
Resilience, wellbeing and stress management
Quality management and standards
Supplier relationship management (SRM)
Inventory management and optimisation
Data quality and master data management
Security governance and management systems
Access control systems and identity management
Conflicts of interest management
Leadership and management development
Communicating and reporting to leadership
Team leadership within HR

Legal and Regulatory

Legal responsibilities and professional bodies
Goal setting and contracting
Managing complexity and comorbidity
Compliance and regulatory projects
Procurement and contract value
Procurement and contract management
Advocacy and policy engagement
Regulatory compliance and biosafety
Regulatory compliance and market requirements
Regulatory and fair-treatment obligations
The regulatory landscape and central banking
Workplace and organisational contexts
Goal setting and action planning
Subcontractor and supplier management
Regulation, ethics and misinformation in media and telecoms

Culture

Managing resistance and engagement
Worker engagement and empowerment
Innovation culture, incentives and psychological safety
Motivation theories and engagement
Negotiation tactics and behaviours
Security culture and awareness
Accountability and follow-through
Strengths, flow and engagement
Meaning, purpose and values
Building trust and engagement
Structuring engagements: scope, deliverables and expectations
Wellbeing and resilience coaching
Behaviour change and adoption of innovations
Service culture and brand promise
Building a customer-centric culture

Advisory and Research

Facilitation and workshops
Market research design and methods
Qualitative and quantitative research
Outcome and process measures
Facilitation, training and public presentation skills
Group dynamics, facilitation and community mobilisation
Advisory and needs-based selling
Facilitation skills and presence
Virtual and hybrid facilitation
Facilitation, coaching and mentoring
Peer support and consultation
Evidence-based practice and research literacy
Leading groups and workshops
The consulting mindset and trusted advisor positioning
Root cause analysis frameworks in advisory work

Innovation

Measuring innovation performance
Design review and quality
Blended and hybrid design
Business model design and innovation
Productivity, collaboration and workflow tools
Productivity and efficiency improvement
Event planning timelines, run sheets and production schedules
Maintenance in production: preventive, predictive and breakdown
Data, records and confidentiality tech
Creating content that performs: formats, hooks and production
Designing an intervention or programme
Instructional design models (ADDIE, SAM)
Blended and hybrid learning design
Product safety and standards
Designing a safety programme or control

International

Cross-cultural and global inclusion
Global and comparative HR contexts
Practice management systems
Transfer pricing and international tax
Global sourcing and international trade
International and cross-border tax
Psychometric and screening tools
Customer and journey analysis
Cost, feasibility and impact analysis
Personas and needs analysis
Customer effort and sentiment analysis
Emerging tools and innovation

Supply and Procurement

Supply market analysis and Porter’s forces
Demand and supply planning (S&OP)
Sustainable procurement principles and standards
Fair trade and responsible supply
Vendor and technology management
Procurement and asset management under donor rules
Vendor, venue and supplier contracting for events
Water supply systems: sources, treatment and distribution
Working with referrers and multidisciplinary teams
Procurement and stock management for health commodities
Conflicts of interest and procurement ethics
The procurement cycle and operating models
Public versus private procurement
Supply markets and the enabling environment
Digital procurement and the future of the profession

Ethics and Trust

Sustaining ethical, effective practice
Ethical frameworks and codes of practice
Driving effective, ethical outcomes
Ethical, risk and feasibility considerations
Ethics of technology in practice
Professional ethics and responsibility (PMI)
Professional standards and ethics
Marketing and sales ethics
Sustainability and responsible marketing
Managing difficult conversations
Collaboration and teamwork
Corporate responsibility and community
Ethics in tax practice
Ethics, transparency and reputation
Ethics and treating customers fairly in insurance

Sustainability

Integration with quality and environment
Sustainability and responsible sourcing
Environmental, social and governance (ESG)
Sustainability reporting and disclosure
Embedding sustainability in sourcing
Mine water, tailings and environmental management
Social media management: platforms, communities and algorithms
Measurement and analytics for media and social campaigns
Integrated and sustainability reporting
Diagnosing client problems before prescribing solutions
Discovery interviews and evidence gathering
Sustainability certification and standards
Social media customer care
Responsible and sustainable banking
Social performance and outreach

Frequently Asked Questions

Common Questions

What is the COSP certification?

Yes. GLI certifications are recognised across 100+ countries and are aligned with recognised global leadership and management competency frameworks. Graduates receive a digital certificate, a physical certificate and CPD credits recognised by employers worldwide.

Who should enrol in the COSP?

This certification is ideal for Managers and Team Leaders, Heads of Department and Directors, Senior Executives and Aspiring Leaders and Business Owners and Entrepreneurs, and other professionals seeking to formalise their expertise in strategic leadership, organisational management and business transformation with a globally recognised credential.

How long does the COSP certification take to complete?

The programme is structured over 10 Weeks and offers flexible learning modes. Self-paced learners can progress at their own schedule, while live virtual participants follow a structured cohort schedule with facilitator-led sessions.

Is the COSP internationally recognised?

What is the cost of the COSP certification?

The Certified Organizational Strategy Professional is offered in two formats: Self-Paced at USD 449 and Live Virtual at USD 649. Corporate group rates are available for organisations enrolling 5 or more participants. Contact GLI for a bespoke corporate training quotation.

What does the COSP certification include?

Enrolment includes all study materials and study guides, access to GLI's online learning portal, online examination, digital certificate and badge, physical certificate (posted), CPD credits, GLI alumni network membership, and ongoing facilitator support.

What is the assessment format for the COSP?

The Certified Organizational Strategy Professional is assessed through an online examination consisting of multiple-choice questions, case study analysis, and practical application assignments. The assessment is designed to evaluate real-world competency, not just theoretical recall.

What CPD credits do I earn from the COSP?

The Certified Organizational Strategy Professional carries Continuing Professional Development (CPD) credits, which can be applied towards professional body requirements including recognised international professional associations.

Can I study the COSP while working full-time?

Absolutely. The self-paced option is designed for busy working professionals and allows you to study when and where it suits you. Live virtual sessions are typically scheduled in the evenings or on weekends to accommodate professional commitments.

What career outcomes can I expect from the COSP?

Graduates progress towards executive, director and C-suite leadership roles. The COSP strengthens your expertise in strategic leadership, organisational management and business transformation and positions you for advancement across corporates, public institutions, NGOs and enterprises.

Certified Organizational Strategy Professional