Online Course and Certification by APMG
In an increasingly complex and rapidly transforming world in which implementation capabilities are anxiously required by organizations, the online certifications course and fellowship, ensures you’re qualified to meet the demands. The Strategy Implementation Professional and Fellowship titles are being globally recognized as the highest standard in strategy implementation certification.
Developed by strategy implementation experts, the Institute’s online certification course is based on rigorous standards and ongoing research to meet real-world needs of organizations. With the Strategy Implementation Institute certification behind your title, you’ll have a skillset deeply appreciated by many organizations and a recognized qualification that will increase your career progression opportunities.
The Strategy Implementation Institute is working in association with APMG International, one of the largest professional accreditation organizations, to increase competencies and recognition of implementation professionals. We have jointly developed the Strategy Implementation Professional – SIP – certification, the first global credential of it’s kind.
The Institute provides two categories of certification, recognized worldwide as the standard of knowledge and ability in strategy implementation. These are:
- Strategy Implementation Professional (SIP), in partnership with APMG
- Fellowship of the Strategy Implementation Institute (FSII)
The Strategy Implementation Professional course focuses on your understanding and knowledge. The Fellowship focuses on your ability to demonstrate your implementation skills.
Both categories of certification validate your competencies to perform in the role of strategy implementation. They enable you to:
1. Strategy Implementation Professional (SIP) in partnership with APMG
This involves understanding what it takes to become a strategy implementation professional.
The seven course, blended, online modules, with +30hrs of content, is open to everyone. You have the option to learn from the course without any obligation to take the course certification. You can choose which modules you would like to take at your own pace and in which order. The material is open to you for up to 12 weeks. Anytime within the 12 weeks, you can also apply to be certified to become a Professional Member of the Strategy Implementation Institute by taking the online course exam. For organizations looking to accelerate their implementation capabilities There is the option of a corporate license which is outlined below or to request live training.
Upon successful completion of the certification, you can add the recognition after your name, Strategy Implementation Professional (SIP). After becoming a Professional Member for two years, you can then apply to become a Fellow of the Strategy Implementation Institute.
2. Fellowship of the Strategy Implementation Institute (FSII)
This is for leaders who wish to obtain the highest recognition of the Institute. The Fellowship recognizes that you have not only the knowledge and understanding the strategy implementation but the ability to demonstrate it in practice at the highest level.
The Fellowship is only open to members who have been certified as Strategy Implementation Professional (SIPs) for a minimum of two years. It requires:
Online Course Support
Unlimited Email Support
To support you on your learning journey, you have unlimited email support to answer questions that arise during your course online training.
Testimonials
“One of the most cited business quotes is ‘culture eats strategy for breakfast’ but it isn’t as simple as that. Strategy defines the company’s goals for people to focus on. Culture is based on values and beliefs, often unspoken, and guides activity through shared assumptions and behaviour. In my view they have to coexist.
We are in the middle of a massive disruption in the way we do business and many organisations have already achieved change at a speed and to a scale they couldn’t have imagined as recently as 3 months ago. Many more will need to follow suit. Old strategies will be shredded and new ones created very rapidly.
After the storm has passed, there will be a need for competent professionals to help organisations execute their new strategies in an agile and unrelenting manner. An organisation will have to efficiently execute that strategy. This course provides practical advice on bringing a strategy to life so your organisation can achieve its goals. While you have time, gaining a certification in Strategy Implementation will both prepare you to step up to this challenge for your organisation and also set you apart from others. As T. Boone Pickens said “A plan without action isn’t a plan, it’s a speech.” Speeches won’t cut it in the future, trained and certified people will.”
“If you are responsible for strategy implementation at your company or working as a consultant in strategy implementation, the strategy Implementation Institute is a must for you. The material that Robin Speculand and Antonio Nieto-Rodriguez have put together makes up a cohesive platform for strategy implementation specialists to expand and deepen their knowledge. The material is set up in 7 different modules each with four stages that make the material easily accessible at your own preference. The material offered is also the necessary base to be able to receive the accreditation as a Strategy Implementation Professional. Having completed my accreditation I am now a certified Strategy Implementation Professional, something that will benefit me greatly as a consultant in strategy implementation.”
“I have been practicing strategy implementation for a few years now. For the first time, I have found in the SIP certification a holistic body of knowledge that brings it all together and allows me to leverage my strategy, performance mgmt and project mgmt experience under one same umbrella. It is exciting to see how a distinct, new professional role – the Strategy Implementation Professional – is being created and acknowledged. I believe that companies across all industries and sectors will benefit from having professionals certified in this critical area and hence be able to execute their strategies more successfully.”
“The Strategy Implementation Institute’s professional certification program gave me additional insights and a recommended structure needed to take strategy implementation initiatives to the next level. The Institute’s program provides strong guidance, smart actions, discipline and the unification of courses of actions needed to set the foundation for strategy implementation successes.”
“I have seen both in my own experience as well as in conversations with other companies that the disconnect between strategy and implementation and the various teams involved is a huge barrier to full success. This course and certification directly address that need by bridging strategic business decisions and the execution of initiatives to make sure all players are speaking the same language, thinking of the same strategic issues, and knowing how to get initiatives executed.”
Application Process
Before applying to be a Strategy Implementation Professional or a Fellow, you must be a Member of the Institute. The Membership to the Institute is US$90 per year (normal $120) and entitles you to join the community of implementation professionals, adopt SIR, share experiences and join online meetings and special events.
Eligibility Criteria for Strategy Implementation Professional in partnership with APMG
Individual Investment
Membership
- Renewable every year
- Join the community of implementation professionals
- Participate in unique events
- Share experiences and network with other implementation professionals around the world
- Join the monthly meetings to network and learn with others passionate about strategy implementation
Course
- First-year membership free
- Self-learn from the blended, seven online course modules
- Receive your complimentary electronic copy of the Strategy Implementation Body of Knowledge (SIBoK)
- Develop the skills and tools to be an implementation professional
- Avoid the common pitfalls that cause more digital/ implementations to fail than succeed
Exam+Membership
- First-year membership free
- Become a certified implementation professional
- Develop your career & Be recognized by your peers
- Obtain your Strategy Implementation Professional SIP certification by APMG
Course + Exam
- Buy the online course and certification together, which includes the complementary one-year membership, to lock in your commitment to becoming a Strategy Implementation Professional. Your welcome email includes a complimentary electronic copy of the body of knowledge, Recommendations for course learning as well as your voucher for the exam that is valid for six months.
- All features of Strategy Implementation Membership, Online Course and Certification
Corporate License Application
When analyzing why strategy implementation fails so frequently, we identified that one of the reasons was that employees are not provided the skills to set them up for success. A potential hindrance to an organization is trying to provide the training with the urgency of implementing the new strategy.
The Institute’s online learning course provides the platform to simultaneously train any number of employees and certify them as Strategy Implementation Professionals, within 90 days.
To support an organization we offer:
- Corporate discount rate
- Complementary Institute membership for one year for each participant
- Biweekly updates on participants progress
- Online certification by APMG
To register for a corporate licenses and to take advantage of the discounted fees, complete the application box below:
After receiving corporate license application we will liaise with the selected contact/administrator to register each individual license.
Corporate Investment
10 online course licenses (10% discount)
25 online course licenses (15% discount)
50 online course licenses (20% discount)
100 online course licenses (25% discount)
Corporate licenses include:
- Group discount
- Institute membership for one year for each participant
- Online certification by APMG