In this course participants will learn how to develop relationships that foster trust, build long-term, sustainable, and profitable client relationships. This is not done by responding to RFPs, but through developing and adopting a relationship-based process — STRT. This journey occurs in phases: Scout, Engage, Position, and Capture. Your relationships strengthen as you move through the four phases of STRT and toward becoming the client’s preferred provider. STRT moves us from a transactional approach to business development, i.e. from pursuing projects approach to a relational one – building relationships. Why relationships? Because relationships continue to generate revenue and new opportunities over the long-term. Building great client relationships represents one of the best sustainable business practices Professional Services Providers and organizations can employ. The Business Development Manager Training Program enables profit and not-for profit businesses and organizations to achieve successful, efficient and disciplined business and proposal development activities.

Learning Outcomes:

By the end of the training, participants will

• Have developed a deeper understanding of the skills, techniques, process and competency to lead and direct business development efforts.
• Have acquired client-centered, benefits-focused and consultative selling techniques
• Have practiced adaptive communication and inquiry skills to various type of clients in order to grip opportunities and build trust
• Have learned how to prepare go-or-no-go informed decisions and move from one stage to another based on insights
• Have learned how to prepare an intelligent Client Account Plans and Project Capture Plans necessary for preparing winning proposal and / or presentations

Additional Information:

• This training course of instruction and practice is delivered over 4-days (24 hours).
• This training workshop is intermediate to advanced level
• The course is highly interactive and participatory using practical examples from the trainer and participants, open discussions, group and individual exercises
• Presentations and handouts are in English. Trainers are bilingual Arabic / English
• To be awarded the Business Development Manager Certificate Participants need to successfully complete the four modules with at least 80% attendance

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