Leadership and Management Advanced Diploma BSB61015

Subject Choices
offered under the Advanced Diploma of Leadership and Management

• Strategic Planning

  Even if your role doesn't involve strategic planning, it is important for managers to understand strategic plans and how they evolve. This requires an examination of the business environment, collecting and analysing data and understanding a business’s ‘Values, Vision and Mission’. Also addressed are how to prioritise needs and how to create tactical and communication plans to implement your future strategic plans.

  • Unit(s):

  • BSBMGT616 Develop and implement strategic plans

  • BSBINM601 Manage knowledge and information

  • BSBMGT615 Contribute to organisation development

• Organisational Change

  Change impacts all businesses. The way it is managed can impact the success of the changes. This subject covers the cycle of change, and techniques for introducing and promoting organisational change. The subject topics also examine normal staff responses to change, as well as important tools to overcome resistance to change.

  • Unit(s):

  • BSBINN601 Lead and manage organisational change

  • BSBMGT605 Provide leadership across the organisation

• Quality Management Strategies

  The philosophy of Quality Management (TQM) as a style of management is based around an organisational need to make continual improvements to its processes and products to meet, and even exceed, the needs of its customers. This subject covers both theoretical and practical things we can do to help make continual improvements in the workplace with the goal of achieving a competitive advantage and fostering a culture where all employees strive to continuously improve activities and outputs.

  • Unit(s):

  • BSBMGT608 Manage innovation and continuous improvement

  • BSBMGT621 Design and manage the enterprise quality management system

• Business and Resource Plans

  The skills and knowledge required to run a business operation and the steps required to develop and implement a business plan are covered in this subject. Integrated into this are the techniques behind operational planning to ensure the availability of key business resource requirements.

  • Unit(s):

  • BSBMGT617 Develop and implement a business plan

  • BSBMGT622 Manage resources

• Risk Management Strategies

  Risk Management Strategies covers risk context and risk identification, as well as risk management processes. The subject looks into the analysis of a risk, its causes, and ways to consider risk tolerance. Strategies for controlling and treating risks, as well as reviewing and monitoring those risks, are considered.

  • Unit(s):

  • BSBRSK501 Manage risk

• Sustainability Policy and Strategies

  Businesses are now, more than ever, focused on achieving improvements in sustainability practices. Learn to develop and implement a workplace sustainability policy and to modify the policy to suit changed circumstances. Sustainability is an essential business tool for achieving cost savings as well as meeting social responsibilities.

  • Unit(s):

  • BSBSUS501 Develop workplace policy and procedures for sustainability

• Financial Budgets

  The budgeting process is covered in depth in this diploma level subject. You will get the opportunity to develop your forecasting skills as you prepare sales, cash and operating budgets. You will also learn how to produce budgeted financial statements which are useful for estimating the financial results, financial position and cash flows of a business.

  • Unit(s):

  • BSBFIM601 Manage finances