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Business · Future-Ready Strategy & Competitive Advantage

The Portfolio That Pays

Rationalising products for margin, relevance and growth

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Course code
B-009
Directory
Top 100 Business
Cluster
Future-Ready Strategy & Competitive Advantage
Dates and fees
On enquiry

Delivered as an open programme or in-house for your organisation.

Why this matters now

AI adoption reached 88% of surveyed organisations in 2025; 70% used generative AI in at least one business function. This is a significant global signal for leaders responsible for product portfolio rationalization: the costs of delayed decisions, fragmented data and reactive management are rising as AI changes the speed of competition. This programme focuses specifically on the Portfolio That Pays, connecting these external pressures to the choices senior business leaders must make about capital, customers, talent and competitive positioning.

The executive agenda examines how rationalising products for margin, relevance and growth. Participants distinguish genuine market signals from hype, evaluate where existing operating models underperform and explore the economic, technological and organisational constraints on change. The emphasis is on decisions that can be tested, funded and implemented, rather than technology demonstrations without commercial outcomes.

Working through cross-sector scenarios, participants assess opportunity size, data readiness, execution risks and stakeholder incentives. Applied AI tools support diagnosis, forecasts, option comparison and prescriptive recommendations, with critical human review. Each participant develops a concise 90-day action roadmap, performance indicators and an executive presentation suitable for management or board discussion.

Five key topics

  1. Emerging global shifts and competitive signals reshaping the Portfolio That Pays.
  2. AI-enabled market diagnosis, forecasting and evidence-based choices for future-ready strategy & competitive advantage.
  3. Commercial strategy, execution economics, governance, KPIs and a practical 90-day roadmap.
  4. Case Studies / Use Cases: compare realistic business situations, decision alternatives and implementation lessons without naming organisations.
  5. Hands-On AI Expert Tools: apply diagnostic, predictive and prescriptive tools to priority issues, followed by presentations and discussion.

Five key benefits

  1. Identify early opportunities and threats affecting the Portfolio That Pays before they become urgent operational or financial problems.
  2. Convert fragmented business evidence into clearer strategic options, measurable priorities and faster executive decision-making processes.
  3. Evaluate investments and trade-offs using AI-supported scenarios, transparent assumptions and practical financial or operating metrics.
  4. Strengthen cross-functional alignment by clarifying owners, delivery milestones, dependencies, governance requirements and implementation risks.
  5. Leave with a board-ready 90-day action plan, measurable outcomes and a defensible business case for change.

Who should attend

Leadership levels
CFOs and finance directors; corporate treasurers; financial planning and analysis heads.
Functional roles
investment committee members; controllers; capital allocation and investor relations managers.
Best suited to
Professionals accountable for decisions, budgets or execution relating to rationalising products for margin, relevance and growth.

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