In our fast-paced industry, irrespective of disciplines, experience informs us that being commercially aware is a prerequisite for success; it now extends beyond the capital budgeting and finance teams to the engineers, analysts, etc. Today, progressive businesses require personnel with technical and importantly, commercial perspectives for business success.

At the end of the course, participants should be able to:

1. Describe the mission and purpose of their organisation and its critical success factors.
2. Assess how the external environment impacts on their organisation and how this may shape the ways they
   currently work.
3. Determine their organization’s strengths, weakness, opportunities and threats.
4. Describe how value is created in their role and how that impacts others in their organization.
5. Understand the power and influence various stakeholders have on their overall business.
6. Understand and Interpret an oil and gas company’s business plan.