EDBA – Executive Doctor of Business Administration

Phase 1: Core Consulting Professional Processes, Skills and Tools

1. Foundation, Nature and Purpose of Consulting
2. The Consulting Industry: Global Trends and Local Opportunities
3. The Consultant-Client Relationship
4. Consulting and Organizational Change
5. Consulting and Culture in Private and Public Sectors
6. Professionalism and Ethics in Consulting
7. Consulting Engagement Lifecycle, Entry and Contracting
8. Diagnosis: Identifying Core Issues and Gaps
9. Action Planning: Designing Practical Solutions
10. Implementation: Turning Strategy into Execution
11. Termination and Exit Strategies
12. Tools and Frameworks used by Global Business Analysts, Transformation Experts Strategy and Management Consultants

Phase 2: Selected Areas of Specialization in Consulting Profession

1. General and Strategic Management
2. Small-Business Management and Development
3. The Informal Sector
4. Product and Service Development
5. Company Transformation
6. Human Resource Management
7. Productivity and Performance Improvement
8. Marketing, Sales and Distribution Management
9. Financial Management
10. Operations Management
11. Information Technology
12. Pharmaceutical Management
13. Agribusiness Management
14. Real Estate Management
15. Oil and Gas Facility Management
16. E-Business
17. Knowledge Management
18. Customer Relationship Management
19. The Public Sector
20. Total Quality Management
21. The Social Role and Responsibility of Business
22. Safety, Environmental Analysis and Management

 Phase 3: Consulting Professional Practice

1. Fundamentals of Management in the Consulting Profession
2. The Consulting Firm’s Strategy
3. Marketing of Consulting Services
4. Costs and Fees
5. Assignment Management
6. Quality Management in Consulting
7. Operational and Financial Control
8. Knowledge Management in Consulting Firms
9. Structuring a Consulting Firm
10. Careers and Compensation in Consulting
11. Training and Development of Consultants
12. Preparing for the Future
13. The Client’s Ten Commandments
14. Information and Learning Sources for Consultants
15. Terms of a Consulting Contract
16. Consulting and Intellectual Properties
17. Using Case Studies of Management Consulting
18. Writing Report

Phase 4: Basic Consulting Skills Development

1. Management Development Process, Training Functions and Responsibilities
2. How People Learn
3. Psychology of Adult Learning
4. Identification of Learning Needs
5. Setting Learning Objectives
6. Curriculum Design and Development
7. Effective Presentation Skills
8. Lecture Method
9. Discussion and Brainstorming Methods
10. Games Method
11. Case Study Method
12. Role Play Method
13. Training Proposal Writing
14. Training Budget Preparation and Control
15. Training Materials Development
16. Computer-Based Training
17. Training Administration
18. Training Programmes Evaluation
19. Transfer of Learning
20. Micro-Facilitation

Phase 5: Intermediate Consulting Skills Development

1. Human Capital Development
2. Improving Organizational Capacity
3. Succession Planning as a Tool for Developing Managers
4. Trainer as a Consultant
5. Training and Change Management
6. Formulation of Training Policy
7. Developing and Writing Cases
8. Management of Specialized Training Programs
9. Enhancing Trainers/ Facilitator Skills
10. E-Learning
11. Application of Emotional Intelligence in Training
12. Coaching, Counselling and Mentoring
13. Cost Benefit Analysis in Training
14. Developing and Writing of Role Play
15. Research in Training and Development
16. Evaluating The Impact of Training
17. Marketing of Training Programs
18. Ethics in Training
19. Micro-Facilitation

Phase 6: Advanced Consulting Skills Development

Part 1: Management Consultancy Skills

1. Management Consultancy Skill: An Overview
2. Management Consultancy Roles and Functions
3. Consultancy Proposal Preparation
4. Consulting Methodologies and Techniques for Performance Improvement
5. Process Approach to Consulting
6. Organisational Diagnosis
7. Problem Identification and Specification
8. Data Collection and Analysis
9. Developing Consultancy Strategies and Action Plans
10. Managing Organisational Change
11. Report Writing Skills

Part 2: Consulting Tools and Techniques

1. Overview Of Consulting Tools and Techniques
2. Management Consultancy Approaches
3. The Consulting Process
4. The Roles and Responsibilities of Consultant
5. Stakeholders Analysis
6. Writing Consulting Proposals
7. Balanced Scorecard
8. Consulting Tools and Techniques and Performance Improvement
9. Operational Diagnostic Tools
10. Organizational Development as a Consulting Tool
11. Client/Consultant Relationship
12. Consulting Assignment Report Writing

 Part 3: Managing Consultancy Assignment

1. Managing Consultancy Assignments: An Overview
2. Consultancy Approaches and Strategies
3. Data Gathering, Analysis and Presentation
4. Leading a Consultancy Team
5. Planning Consultancy Assignment
6. Managing the Consultant/Client Relationship
7. Managing the Change Process
8. Implementation of Assignments
9. Assignment Monitoring and Evaluation
10. Assignment Briefing and Report Writing
11. Challenges of Management Consultancy Assignment

Part 4: Continuous Professional Development – CPD

1. The 21st Century Consultant and Trainer: Roles in Nation Building, Prospects and Challenges
2. Enhancing the Learning Organization
3. The Relevance of Quality Assurance in Consulting, Training and Development
4. The Consultant, The Trainer, The Trainee and The Client Organization
5. Ethics in Consulting and Training
6. Learning Transfer in the Organization
7. Micro-Facilitation

 Phase 7: Top-tier Management and Leadership Development

YOU CAN’T LEAD OTHERS UNTIL YOU KNOW HOW TO LEAD YOURSELF

…lead yourself first

HIGH-PERFORMING MANAGERS DON’T REACT—THEY PLAN, EXECUTE, AND ELEVATE

…from potential to performance

THE BEST LEADERS DON’T JUST MANAGE TODAY—THEY DESIGN THE FUTURE

…think bigger – lead the future

1. Foundations of Management and the 1% Manager Mindset
2. Leadership Mastery and Team Management
3. Strategic Planning and Business Strategy
4. Marketing Management and Customer Focus
5. Organizational Structure and Culture Design
6. People Management and Human Resources (HR)
7. Operations Management and Quality Excellence
8. Project, Program, and Portfolio Management
9. Product Management and Development

• Innovation Management and Creative Leadership
• Digital Transformation and Technology Management
• Risk Management and Regulatory Compliance
• Finance for Managers
• Communication, Negotiation, and Stakeholder Engagement
• Change Management and Organizational Development
• Business Ethics, CSR, and ESG Principles
• Global and Cross-Cultural Management
• Knowledge Management and Learning Organizations
• Systems Thinking and Complex Problem Solving
• Crisis Management and Organizational Resilience
• Becoming a 1% Manager

Phase 8: Business Development, Management and Administration

1. Foundations of Business Development
2. Business Development Strategy: The Big Picture
3. Essential Business Development Skills
4. Business Development Planning & Execution
5. Product Development & Innovation in Business Growth
6. Business Development Across Small, Medium, and Large Enterprise
7. Customer Segmentation & Targeting
8. Strategic Partnerships & Business Growth
9. Cross-Department Collaboration for Business Development
10. Talent Acquisition & High-Performing Teams
11. Customer Relationship Management (CRM) & Retention Strategies
12. Scaling Business Development & Process Optimization
13. Risk Management in Business Development
14. Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for Business Development
15. Business Development, Growth Strategies & Market Expansion
16. Diversification and New Market Expansion
17. Product-Led Growth (PLG)-Strategy
18. Strategic Partnerships for Expansions
19. Monetization & Revenue Strategies in Business Development
20. Automating Business Development for Scalability
21. Building a Business that Runs Itself

Objective and Benefit

CID programme is not about theory—it’s about transformation.

It’s for decision-makers who are ready to lead with intelligence, act with precision, and create enduring legacies.

Designed to Achieve Measurable Goals and Sustainable Dominance in Your Industry or Sector with:

1. the rare executive capacity to interpret complexity.
2. structure solutions and lead with impact.
3. driving strategic decisions and relentless execution.
4. cognitive enhancement for high productivity
5. sustainable long-term market dominance.
6. understand the nature, purpose, and ethics of consulting.
7. learn structured consulting frameworks, tools, and methodologies.
8. strengthen capabilities in diagnostics, strategic planning, and implementation.
9. gain exposure to global best practices in transformation and organizational change.

Designed for:

– C-Suite Executives (CEOs, COOs, CFOs, CTOs)
– Senior Managers and Directors

– Heads of Strategy and Policy Development

– Heads of Product & Service Development

– Heads of Marketing and Sales 

– Heads of Retail and MSMEs

– Divisional and Departmental Heads
– Policy Leaders & Strategic Advisers
– High-Potential Leadership Candidates
– Public Sector/MDA’s Executives Managing National, Regional, State and Local Agendas

– All Levels of Executives and Supervisors

Key Expected Learning Outcomes – Participants will master how to:

– Convert complexity into clarity for decisive, strategic action
– Leverage consulting frameworks to assess risk and opportunity
– Develop intelligence-based strategies that outmaneuver the competition
– Implement with precision, ensuring zero slippage between decision and execution
– Drive sustainable dominance through innovation, agility, and influence

– Enhance strategic thinking, human cognitive abilities and consulting capacity

– Apply professional consulting best practices and ethical standards