Who should attend

This programme is aimed at senior managers from all industries who are responsible for managing managers and who are eager to benchmark and further their potential.

Admission requirements

No formal tertiary qualifications are required. Participants should have experience and a basic knowledge of the programme topics and understanding of the subject matter presented in USB-ED's Management Development Programme (MDP) or an equivalent. Participants who do not have a basic knowledge of finance should attend USB-ED's Programme in Financial Management for Non-financial Managers prior to attending the SMDP. Five years in middle to senior management is recommended.

Faculty profile

• Mr. MC Botha
• Mr. Martin Butler
• Dr. Kosie de Villiers
• Mr. Mike du Plessis
• Mr. Clive Howe
• Mr. Freddie Marais
• Mr. Giel Naudé
• Dr. Sarah Riordan
• Prof. Andre Roux (Director of the Institute for Futures Research, Stellenbosch University)
• Dr. Kobus Serfontein

Participating companies

• ABSA
• City of Cape Town
• Distell
• Haw & Inglis
• Paarl Print
• Tiger Brands
• Vodacom

Contact person (Enquiries)

Arina Basson (Namibia)
Tel: +27 (0)21 918 4472
Fax: +27 (0)21 918 4478
arina.basson@usb-ed.com

Briggita Adonis (Gauteng)
Tel: +27 (0)21 918 4285
Fax: +27 (0)21 918 4478
briggita.adonis@usb-ed.com

Carol Winson (Cape Town enquiries)
Tel: +27 (0)21 918 4486
Fax: +27 (0)21 918 4478
carol.winson@usb-ed.com

How you will benefit

After successful completion of the SMDP, participants will be able to:

• understand and apply entrepreneurial principles in a business context
• analyse the financial health of an organisation and recommend ways of
  improving its financial viability
• analyse and interpret the effect of economic drivers on industries and companies
• use the techniques provided by operations and project management to plan and execute projects and processes in their own organisations effectively and efficiently
• draw up an advanced marketing plan incorporating all the facets of a sound and comprehensive marketing approach• manage, organise, motivate and build people into a great team through considering their personal management and leadership styles
• draw up a comprehensive business plan integrating all the disciplines of the programme to demonstrate an understanding of their interrelationship
• build an invaluable network of managers who face the same challenges in the work environment
• have a greater awareness of own abilities to think and act strategically, and to translate strategies into actions.

Credits

Credits towards an international qualification: BAHons Business Management: USB-ED alumni who have completed the SMDP will now have the opportunity to enrol for a BAHons in Business Management from the University of Lincoln in the UK. USB-ED's open enrolment SMDP is recognised by the University of Lincoln for 240 credits. To obtain the BAHons Business Management, you need to register with the University of Lincoln for the outstanding 120 credits (total 360 credits). Contact Carol Winson (Carol.Winson@usb-ed.com, Tel: +27(0) 21 918 4486) for further information.

Financial Services Board determines Senior Management Development Programme as fit and proper:
The SMDP is now recognised by the Financial Services Board as per Board Notice 44 of 2010. Individuals in the financial services industry who successfully complete the SMDP will now also meet the fit and proper qualification requirements as per the "Determination of Fit and Proper Requirements for Financial Service Providers."

 

Certification

On the successful completion of the programme, participants will receive a certificate from the University of Stellenbosch.

Other

International study module

Executive and Senior Management Development Programme alumni have the opportunity to partake in an optional study module abroad. The module takes place between June and July each year. Attending lectures at leading business schools and company visits will form part of the itinerary. This study module complies with the EQUIS recommendation of international exposure to top-level business schools. The annual study module is arranged by the USB’s International Affairs Office. Registration for the international module closes in January.

Content overview

INDIVIDUAL PREPARATION:
This phase starts as soon as participants have paid the full programme fee and receive their study material. It is assumed that participants will have read the prescribed material and they will be required to complete an assignment in some of the modules prior to the first study school.

CONCEPTUAL PHASE:
Having absorbed the study material, participants will be ready for the conceptual phase of the programme, which entails debating the realities of business in the South African and global context. This phase is made up of three compulsory study schools, each lasting one week.

EXPERIENTIAL PHASE:
In the break between the study schools, participants are required to complete practical assignments applicable to their own work environment.

INTEGRATION PHASE:
During the course of the programme the various fields of study are integrated. A group project is completed and presented to a panel of academics and business people.

The following content will be covered:

• INTRODUCTION TO STRATEGIC THINKING: Intrapreneurial principles; management of the future; management of growth and creativity; corporate entrepreneurship; innovation and creativity

• LEADERSHIP AND CHANGE MANAGEMENT: The role of leadership and team-building; mobilising employees and gaining commitment to the vision; conflict management; diversity management; coaching and building resilience

• FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT:Liquidity and turnover ratios; leverage and profit ability ratios; drafting of budgets; working capital management; management of cash flow

• INTEGRATING ECONOMICS: The meaning and operation of the economy and economic systems; behaviour and interaction of participants in economic activities; the significance of money and monetary policy in the economy; macroeconomic objectives and analysis; evaluation of the impact of economic changes on a company; economic policy decisions

• MANAGING PROJECTS FOR STRATEGIC ADVANTAGE: Organising for project management; strategic viability of projects; formulation of project scope and planning; allocation and balance of monetary resources

• MARKETING FOR EXCELLENCE: The role of marketing in the management process; the changing and uncertain marketing environment; marketing information; the value proposition; building brand equity; marketing metrics and ROI; expanding customer value

• BUILDING HUMAN CAPITAL: The changing world of work; the impact of organisational culture; learning organisations; contemporary challenges to employee well-being; career development

• INFORMATION SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT (ISM): Thinking ISM; process; business value of ISM; investment decisions around ISM; knowledge management

• INCREASING EXCELLENCE IN OPERATIONS AND SUPPLY CHAIN: Managing operations; creating a lean culture; principles of Six Sigma; continuous improvement ; the total supply chain process; leading edge manufacturing and operations concepts; integration and strategic sourcing; managing capacity

• BUSINESS-DRIVEN ACTION LEARNING ASSIGNMENT: As part of the SMDP, participants complete a Business-Driven Action Learning assignment. During this group assignment, participants design a turnaround strategy for an NGO or small business that is in need of improving its performance, as well as an implementation/roll-out plan for implementing their recommendations effectively.

NQF complexity level

This programme is presented on the complexity level of NQF 7.

Date and Venue

Bellville

Part-time

Friday evenings (18:00 – 21:00) and Saturday mornings (08:30 – 13:00)

16 March – 30 June 2012

Modular

3 programmes

• SMDP 1 Cape Town
  1st study school: 5 – 9 March 2012
  2nd study school: 7 – 11 May 2012
  3rd study school: 18 – 22 June 2012

• SMDP 2 Cape Town
  1st study school: 28 May – 1 June 2012
  2nd study school: 23 – 27 July 2012
  3rd study school: 10 – 14 September 2012

• SMDP 3 Cape Town
  1st study school: 30 July – 3 August 2012
  2nd study school: 17 – 21 September 2012
  3rd study school: 22 – 26 October 2012

Durban

• 1st study school: 28 May – 1 June 2012
  2nd study school: 16 – 20 July 2012
  3rd study school: 3 – 7 September 2012

Johannesburg

• 1st study school: 4 - 8 June 2012
  2nd study school: 16 - 20 July 2012
  3rd study school: 27 - 31 August 2012

Windhoek, Namibia

• 1st study school: 11 – 15 June 2012
  2nd study school: 30 July – 3 August 2012
  3rd study school: 17 – 21 September 2012

Fees

R39 400

Fees include programme fees, programme material, lunch and refreshments, and are payable before the commencement of the programme.

Cancellation Policy

It is of utmost importance that USB-ED be formally notified in writing of cancellation 14 days prior to the commencement date of the programme.

A cancellation fee of 10% will be payable for cancelling fewer than 14 days prior to the commencement of the programme.

Please note that programme fees, faculty and dates are subject to change.

Part-time

The part-time option will be presented at the USB campus in Bellville, Cape Town, during the weeks indicated on this flyer. Classes will be presented face-to-face on Friday evenings and Saturday mornings.

Before and between study schools, participants are required to do pre-reading and preparation for each module. Participants will be expected to complete individual assignments for each programme module. Participants will also complete a group assignment which will be presented during the final assessments to a panel from USB-ED.

The programme manager will be available to assist with any administrative issues, while the subject matter experts will assist with any academic matters.

Modular

With the modular option, the programme will be presented over three five-day study schools on the dates provided in this flyer, at venues in Cape Town, Johannesburg, Windhoek (Namibia) and Gaborone (Botswana).

Before and between study schools, participants are required to do pre-reading and preparation for each module. Participants will be expected to complete individual assignments for each programme module. Participants will also complete a group assignment which will be presented during the final assessments to a panel from USB-ED.

The programme manager will be available to assist with any administrative issues, while the subject matter experts will assist with any academic matters.