PROGRAMME IN STRATEGIC TECHNOLOGY & OPERATION ROADMAPPING (STORM)

Why This Course

Upon completing the course, participants will be equipped with skills required to conduct group discussions and brainstorming sessions to achieve the following:

• Develop a strategic technology and operation roadmap for an organisation.
• Facilitate an organisation’s management planning activities to deliver a customised set of requirement, such as addressing the specific needs of a company, an association or a charitable organisation among others.
• Conducting individual or joint meetings of any nature to achieve goals efficiently and effectively using the right tools at the right time while maintaining respect and inclusiveness among the group.
• Harvesting wisdom from the group and achieving consensus from the team to achieve specific outcomes. 

More than 60% of the course content in this module involves role playing by the participants to practice the taught skills and build confidence in facilitating group discussions. Later in the next module (WSQ Strategic Technology and Operation Road Mapping - M2), participants can get an in-depth understanding of real life scenarios incorporated into the STORM (Company Roadmapping Project) curriculum.

What You Will Learn

Topic 1 | Facilitation Core Skills

• Facilitation theory
• Effective listening and questioning techniques
• Major steps in the facilitation process
• Brainstorming divergence and convergence tool box
• Skills in delivering the process
• Complex convergence and divergence tool box

Topic 2 | Roadmapping Methodology

• The importance of strategic planning
• Roadmapping theory
• SIMTech’s STORM methodology
• Strategic analysis of a company
• Company product/service features performance dimension analyses
• Brainstorming and prioritising market trends/external drivers
• Setting and prioritising for internal goals/ambitions, vision, and mission
• Introduction to product and service innovation
• Brainstorming and prioritising strategic new products/services
• Identifying and prioritising strategic new technologies and resources
• Final roadmap charting

Upon Completion of this Course

Electronic Statement of Attainment (SOA) certificates (in OpenCerts Formats) will be issued by SkillsFuture Singapore (SSG) to participants who have attended and attained competency in the Singapore Skills Framework training modules. 

Participants must also meet the following criteria to receive their SOAs: 

• Achieve at least 75% course attendance;
• Take all assessments; and
• Pass the course.

Find out more about the WSQ SOA certificate.

Note: Trainees will have to bear the full course fee upon failure to meet either one of the criteria.

Why This Course

Upon completing the course, participants will be equipped with skills required to conduct group discussions and brainstorming sessions to achieve the following:

• Develop a strategic technology and operation roadmap for an organization
• Facilitate an organisation’s management planning activities to deliver a customized set of requirement, such as addressing the specific needs of a company, an association or a charitable organization among others.
• Conducting individual or joint meetings of any nature to achieve goals efficiently and effectively using the right tools at the right time while maintaining respect and inclusiveness among the group.
• Harvesting wisdom from the group and achieving consensus from the team to achieve specific outcomes.

What You Will Learn

Topic 1 | Practical Demonstration of Competencies to conduct STORM

• Confirm the objective, design the process, set the stage for the company’s roadmapping project
• Company strategy analysis, Porter’s Five Forces, current vision and mission statements
• Company performance dimensions
• Prioritisation of internal & external drivers
• Prioritisation of new products and services
• Prioritisation of technology and resources
• Company roadmap charting

Topic 2 | Group Sharing of Experiences and Learning Outcomes

• Sharing of participant experience(s) of hands-on company roadmapping projects
• Discussion of observations, questions, critiques, and suggested improvements
• Summary of learning experience and recommendations for future improvements

Upon Completion of this Course

Electronic Statement of Attainment (SOA) certificates (in OpenCerts Formats) will be issued by SkillsFuture Singapore (SSG) to participants who have attended and attained competency in the Singapore Skills Framework training modules. 

Participants must also meet the following criteria to receive their SOAs: 

• Achieve at least 75% course attendance;
• Take all assessments; and
• Pass the course.

Find out more about the WSQ SOA certificate.

Note: Trainees will have to bear the full course fee upon failure to meet either one of the criteria.

Pre-Requisites

• Applicants should possess a degree in any discipline or a diploma with a minimum of 3 years of related working experience.
  
• Applicants who do not have the required academic qualifications are still welcome to apply, but shortlisted candidates may be required to attend an interview for special approval.
• Proficiency in written and spoken English.

LONG TERM VISIT PASS PLUS (LTVP+) HOLDERS

• The LTVP+ scheme applies to lawful foreign spouses of Singapore Citizens with (i) at least one Singapore Citizen child or are expecting one from the marriage, or at least three years of marriage, and (ii) where the Singapore Citizen sponsor is able to support the family.
•  All LTVP+ holders can be identified with their green visit pass cards, with the word ‘PLUS’ printed on the back of the card.

ENHANCED TRAINING SUPPORT FOR SMALL & MEDIUM ENTERPRISE (SMEs) SCHEME (ETSS)

• The ¹Enhanced Training Support for Small & Medium Enterprises (SMEs) scheme (ETSS) is for company-sponsored participants who are subject to the eligibility criteria shown below:

SKILLSFUTURE MID-CAREER ENHANCED SUBSIDY (MCES)

• The ²SkillsFuture Mid-Career Enhanced Subsidy (MCES) is meant for employer-sponsored and self-sponsored Singapore Citizens aged 40 years old and above.
  

SkillsFuture Credit

• All Singaporeans aged 25 years old and above are eligible for SkillsFuture Credit (Opening SkillsFuture Credit and One-off SkillsFuture Credit Top Up) which can be used to offset course fees (for self-sponsored registrations only).

How course fees are calculated