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The 10-Day MBA for Oil and Gas Professionals

This advanced 10 days programme provides professionals with a rigorous, practice-oriented grounding in The 10-Day MBA for Oil and Gas Professionals. Designed for those working across the MBA & Executive Programs sector, the course combines established theoretical frameworks with current industry practice through expert-led instruction, structured case studies, and hands-on workshops.

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Course Overview

About this programme

This advanced 10 days programme provides professionals with a rigorous, practice-oriented grounding in The 10-Day MBA for Oil and Gas Professionals. Designed for those working across the MBA & Executive Programs sector, the course combines established theoretical frameworks with current industry practice through expert-led instruction, structured case studies, and hands-on workshops.

Participants will engage with the most relevant tools, standards, and methodologies used in Mini MBA Series today. By the final day, delegates will leave with a clear personal action plan and the confidence to apply their learning immediately, contributing to improved performance, compliance, and competitive advantage within their organisations.

Programme Objective

Equip professionals with the knowledge, skills, and frameworks required to excel in The 10-Day MBA for Oil and Gas Professionals, driving measurable improvement in MBA & Executive Programs performance and delivering tangible value to their organisations.

10 daysTotal Duration
10 DaysTraining Days
30 ModulesModules Covered
Max 20Class Size
EnglishLanguage
CPD, ILMAccreditations

What You Will Learn

11 key learning outcomes

01

Apply MBA-level business thinking to evaluate and improve organisational performance across functions

02

Use financial analysis and management accounting to interpret business performance and drive decisions

03

Develop competitive strategies using frameworks including Porter, Blue Ocean, and dynamic capabilities

04

Apply marketing strategy and customer value proposition thinking to commercial challenges

05

Lead and develop high-performing teams using organisational behaviour and leadership science

06

Evaluate investment proposals and project economics using NPV, IRR, and scenario analysis

07

Apply innovation management and design thinking to generate and develop new business ideas

08

Understand digital transformation and its strategic implications for established businesses

09

Navigate complex stakeholder environments using political astuteness and executive communication

10

Apply sustainability and ESG thinking to business strategy and long-term value creation

11

Develop and present a strategic business plan integrating all MBA disciplines

Course Outline

10 training days · 30 modules · hands-on workshops

1
Business
Strategy
2
Financial
Management
3
Marketing,
Innovation
4
Leadership,
People
5
Sustainability,
Ethics
6
Operations,
Supply
7
Mergers,
Acquisitions
8
Entrepreneurship
&
9
Economics,
Macro
10
Capstone
Strategy
Day 1

Business Strategy & Competitive Advantage

Apply strategic analysis frameworks to evaluate industry dynamics and develop competitive positioning.

8 hours 3 modules
Module 1

Strategic Analysis

  • Industry analysis: Porter's Five Forces and competitive dynamics
  • PESTLE: macro-environmental scanning and scenario development
  • Value chain analysis: primary and support activities and margin
  • Competitive advantage: cost leadership, differentiation, and focus
Module 2

Strategic Choices & Direction

  • Ansoff matrix: market penetration, development, product, and diversification
  • Blue Ocean Strategy: value innovation and strategy canvas
  • Dynamic capabilities: sensing, seizing, and reconfiguring
  • Platform business models: network effects and winner-take-all dynamics
Module 3

Strategy Implementation & Execution

  • Strategy map: strategic objectives and causal linkages
  • Balanced scorecard: financial, customer, process, and learning perspectives
  • OKRs: objective and key result cascading
  • Organisational alignment: structure follows strategy
Practical Workshop

Strategy analysis: teams analyse a provided oil and gas company's competitive position using Porter's Five Forces and a value chain analysis, identifying strategic priorities.

Day 2

Financial Management & Business Performance

Apply financial management tools to evaluate business performance and make investment decisions.

8 hours 3 modules
Module 1

Financial Statement Analysis

  • Reading financial statements: income, balance sheet, and cash flow
  • Key ratios: profitability, liquidity, leverage, and efficiency
  • Industry benchmarking: comparing financial performance to peers
  • Financial health assessment: distress indicators and early warnings
Module 2

Management Accounting & Control

  • Cost behaviour: fixed, variable, and semi-variable cost analysis
  • Break-even analysis and contribution margin
  • Budgeting: zero-based, rolling, and beyond budgeting approaches
  • Variance analysis: sales, cost, and volume variance decomposition
Module 3

Capital Investment Decisions

  • NPV, IRR, and payback: calculation and decision rules
  • Weighted average cost of capital (WACC): components and estimation
  • Real options: strategic value of flexibility and deferral
  • Capital rationing: prioritising projects under budget constraints
Practical Workshop

Financial analysis case: teams analyse three years of financial statements for a provided company, identify performance trends, calculate key ratios, and make a simulated investment recommendation.

Day 3

Marketing, Innovation & Digital Strategy

Apply marketing strategy, innovation management, and digital transformation thinking.

8 hours 3 modules
Module 1

Marketing Strategy

  • Segmentation, targeting, and positioning (STP): frameworks and application
  • Customer value proposition: designing compelling offerings
  • Marketing mix: product, price, place, and promotion decisions
  • Brand equity: brand architecture and brand extension strategy
Module 2

Innovation Management

  • Innovation types: incremental, disruptive, architectural, and radical
  • Design thinking: empathise, define, ideate, prototype, and test
  • Innovation portfolio: horizon 1, 2, and 3 balance
  • Corporate venturing: partnerships, acquisitions, and internal startups
Module 3

Digital Business Strategy

  • Digital transformation: technology, data, and operating model change
  • Platform and ecosystem strategy: building and participating in platforms
  • Data as a strategic asset: monetisation and competitive advantage
  • Cybersecurity as strategic risk: board-level governance
Practical Workshop

Business model innovation: teams redesign the business model of a provided traditional energy company for a digital, low-carbon future using the Business Model Canvas.

Day 4

Leadership, People & Organisational Excellence

Apply leadership science and organisational behaviour to build and lead effective organisations.

8 hours 3 modules
Module 1

Leadership in Complex Organisations

  • Leadership theories: transformational, adaptive, and distributed leadership
  • Leading through uncertainty: VUCA and BANI environment responses
  • Executive presence: gravitas, communication, and decision authority
  • Board dynamics: executive and non-executive roles and governance
Module 2

Organisational Design & Culture

  • Organisational design principles: spans, layers, and integration mechanisms
  • Culture as a strategic lever: diagnosing and intentionally changing culture
  • Psychological safety at scale: Google Project Aristotle insights
  • Change management at enterprise scale: leading transformation programmes
Module 3

Negotiation & Stakeholder Management

  • Negotiation strategy: distributive vs. integrative bargaining
  • BATNA analysis: strengthening negotiation position
  • Stakeholder mapping: influence and interest analysis
  • Coalition building: creating internal consensus for strategic change
Practical Workshop

Leadership challenge: teams tackle a complex organisational scenario requiring them to design a restructuring, build the change narrative, and manage diverse stakeholder reactions.

Day 5

Sustainability, Ethics & Executive Action Planning

Integrate sustainability, business ethics, and executive-level action planning.

8 hours 3 modules
Module 1

Sustainable Business & ESG

  • ESG as value driver: evidence from investor and customer research
  • Circular economy: business model transition and material flows
  • Corporate social responsibility: from philanthropy to shared value
  • Carbon strategy: net-zero targets, transition plans, and governance
Module 2

Business Ethics & Governance

  • Corporate governance: board structure, independence, and accountability
  • Ethical decision frameworks: utilitarian, deontological, and virtue ethics
  • Anti-bribery and corruption: FCPA, UK Bribery Act, and cultural risk
  • Whistleblowing culture: protecting reporters and investigating concerns
Module 3

Executive Action Planning

  • Personal leadership brand: values, behaviours, and reputation
  • 90-day plan: priorities, stakeholders, and quick wins
  • Executive communication: board papers, investor presentations, and media
  • Continuous learning: building a network, reading widely, and staying current
Practical Workshop

Capstone business plan: teams present an integrated business plan for a provided strategic challenge, covering strategy, financial projections, people plan, and ESG commitments.

Day 6

Operations, Supply Chain & Process Excellence

Apply operations management and supply chain principles to create operational advantage.

8 hours 3 modules
Module 1

Operations Strategy

  • Operations strategy: process choice, capacity, and technology
  • Value stream mapping: waste identification and lean flow
  • Theory of constraints: bottleneck identification and exploitation
  • Capacity planning: loading, sequencing, and scheduling
Module 2

Supply Chain Management

  • Global supply chain design: trade-offs in cost, risk, and responsiveness
  • Supplier relationship management: strategic vs. commodity suppliers
  • Inventory management: EOQ, safety stock, and demand variability
  • Supply chain resilience: redundancy, agility, and nearshoring
Module 3

Quality & Continuous Improvement

  • Total quality management (TQM): customer focus and continuous improvement
  • Six Sigma: DMAIC methodology and statistical process control
  • Lean manufacturing: 5S, kaizen, and waste elimination
  • Business process reengineering: radical redesign for step-change improvement
Practical Workshop

Value stream mapping: teams map the current-state value stream for a provided process, calculate current lead time and value-add ratio, and design a future-state map.

Day 7

Mergers, Acquisitions & Business Development

Evaluate M&A opportunities, joint ventures, and business development strategies.

8 hours 3 modules
Module 1

M&A Strategy

  • M&A rationale: synergies, market access, and capability acquisition
  • Target screening: strategic fit, financial attractiveness, and cultural compatibility
  • M&A due diligence: financial, legal, commercial, and HR streams
  • Integration planning: Day 1 readiness and 100-day integration plan
Module 2

Valuation Methods

  • DCF valuation: building and stress-testing a financial model
  • Comparable company analysis: EV/EBITDA and P/E multiples
  • Precedent transaction analysis: control premiums and synergy values
  • Joint venture valuation: NPV of contribution and benefit sharing
Module 3

Negotiation & Deal Structuring

  • Term sheet negotiation: key commercial terms and risk allocation
  • Deal structures: asset purchase, share purchase, and joint venture
  • Earn-outs and deferred consideration: structure and risk
  • Post-deal integration: cultural alignment and talent retention
Practical Workshop

M&A case: teams conduct a strategic and financial evaluation of a provided acquisition target, produce a recommendation, and present to a simulated investment committee.

Day 8

Entrepreneurship & Business Model Innovation

Develop entrepreneurial thinking and business model design skills.

8 hours 3 modules
Module 1

Entrepreneurial Mindset

  • Entrepreneurial characteristics: opportunity recognition and risk appetite
  • Corporate entrepreneurship: intrapreneurship and innovation programmes
  • Lean startup: validated learning, pivot, and MVP methodology
  • Failure as learning: psychological safety and rapid experimentation
Module 2

Business Model Design

  • Business Model Canvas: nine building blocks and value flows
  • Jobs-to-be-done theory: customer needs and underserved markets
  • Revenue model innovation: subscription, platform, and freemium
  • Viability assessment: unit economics, CAC, LTV, and payback
Module 3

Funding & Scaling

  • Startup funding stages: pre-seed, seed, Series A, and venture capital
  • Pitch deck: structure, narrative, and financial projections
  • Scaling challenges: operational, cultural, and financial growing pains
  • Exit strategies: IPO, trade sale, and management buyout
Practical Workshop

Startup pitch: teams design and pitch a new business concept addressing a provided energy or corporate market opportunity, covering problem, solution, business model, and funding ask.

Day 9

Economics, Macro Environment & Global Business

Apply macroeconomic analysis and international business frameworks to strategic decisions.

8 hours 3 modules
Module 1

Macroeconomics for Business

  • GDP, inflation, interest rates, and their impact on business
  • Monetary and fiscal policy: central bank tools and government levers
  • Currency risk: exchange rate determinants and hedging strategies
  • Economic cycles: recession indicators and business cycle positioning
Module 2

International Business

  • Market entry modes: export, licensing, joint venture, and FDI
  • Political risk: country risk assessment and mitigation strategies
  • Cross-cultural management: Hofstede dimensions and communication
  • Transfer pricing and international tax: BEPS and arm's length principle
Module 3

Geopolitics & Business

  • Geopolitical risk mapping: hotspots, sanctions, and supply chain implications
  • Energy geopolitics: oil price politics, OPEC, and strategic reserves
  • Deglobalisation trends: reshoring, friend-shoring, and supply chain diversification
  • ESG and geopolitics: stranded assets, carbon border adjustments, and trade policy
Practical Workshop

Macro analysis: teams build a country investment attractiveness scorecard for three emerging markets and present their recommended market entry recommendation.

Day 10

Capstone Strategy Project & Executive Presentation

Integrate all MBA disciplines in a comprehensive strategic business project presentation.

8 hours 3 modules
Module 1

Capstone Project Framework

  • Problem framing: strategic question definition and hypothesis development
  • Analytical framework: applying MBA tools to real business challenges
  • Synthesis: from data and analysis to insights and recommendations
  • Storytelling: MECE structure, pyramid principle, and executive communication
Module 2

Strategy Presentation Skills

  • McKinsey/BCG presentation style: executive-level conciseness
  • Slide design: one idea per page and visual hierarchy
  • Handling Q&A: anticipating challenges and defending recommendations
  • Peer feedback: constructive critique and improving under pressure
Module 3

Personal Leadership Action Plan

  • Self-assessment: strengths, development areas, and leadership style
  • Career strategy: goals, milestones, and development plan
  • Building your network: board-level relationships and industry access
  • Continued executive education: journals, thought leadership, and peer networks
Practical Workshop

Capstone presentation: teams present their integrated strategic business project to a panel of senior executives, followed by a structured Q&A and peer feedback session.

The course outline is indicative. Content may be adapted to reflect current industry developments and delegate experience levels.

Who Should Attend

This programme is designed for professionals across these roles

Senior Managers & Directors

Leaders seeking an MBA-level toolkit to enhance strategic thinking and business leadership capability

Oil & Gas Professionals Moving to Leadership

Technical professionals transitioning into general management and business leadership roles

Commercial & Business Development Managers

Professionals responsible for commercial strategy, partnerships, and business growth

Mid-Career Professionals Seeking MBA Knowledge

Experienced professionals who want business school-level knowledge without a full-time MBA

Entrepreneurs & Intrapreneurs

Professionals developing new business ideas within or outside established organisations

Consultants & Advisors

Consultants working with energy sector clients who need broad business and management literacy

Schedule & Fees

Upcoming public dates — enrol anytime

Jun
07
07 Jun – 16 Jun 2026
Dubai, UAE
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$11,900
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Jun
26
26 Jun – 05 Jul 2026
London, UK
In-House 7 seats available
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Jul
30
30 Jul – 08 Aug 2026
Singapore
Classroom 9 seats available
$11,900
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Aug
23
23 Aug – 01 Sep 2026
Houston, USA
In-House 5 seats available
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Sep
25
25 Sep – 04 Oct 2026
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Classroom 5 seats available
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Oct
20
20 Oct – 29 Oct 2026
Kuala Lumpur, MY
In-House 9 seats available
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Accreditations & Recognition

This course carries internationally recognised professional credits

CPD Certified
ILM Certified

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