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Strategic program design

A focused 60-minute strategy session to define your program development roadmap.

Become the benchmark, not the follower

Organisations that set the benchmark invest in learning strategy before development.

Get expert advice, a draft course plan, and a tailored proposal in one powerful 60-minute strategy session.

We’ll surface hidden risks and prevent unnecessary rework, ensuring your build proceeds with clarity and confidence from the very start.

What you receive

A live strategy session

Together, we will explore:

  • Who your learners are and what they truly need
  • What you are teaching and why it matters
  • What meaningful success looks like in practice
  • What you have already built, tested or refined
  • Your resourcing realities and budget parameters

A personalised strategic report

This will outline:

  • Your market opportunity and learning design priorities
  • Strategic engagement recommendations
  • Draft learning outcomes and curriculum structure
  • Platform or tech guidance (if required)
  • Content and media recommendations

Clarity and confidence to take the next step

You will receive a bespoke course development proposal from Oppida, outlining considered engagement options aligned to your ambition, timeline and investment.

This is for you if:

You want to turn in-person or webinar delivery into a digital course

You are planning a self-paced or blended program for adult learners

You have built something, but it needs stronger design

You are scoping a course and need a clear starting point

You want expert clarity before committing to a build

You are considering an LMS change and need to understand the implications

Don't think you need a strategy?

Working with a limited budget?

If budget is tight, it can feel like an optional extra. In practice, strategy protects your investment. Clear scope, aligned outcomes and defined parameters prevent expensive rework, shifting expectations and late-stage redesign. It keeps your build focused and your budget intact.

Worried strategy will slow you down?

When a build starts without a shared plan, delays show up later as rework: clarifying decisions mid-build, revisiting scope, reshaping content, or untangling platform constraints. Those cycles are what slow projects down.

A focused strategy phase protects momentum. It aligns stakeholders early, defines success and scope clearly, confirms audience and delivery requirements, and surfaces technical or compliance considerations before they become blockers. The result is a smoother build with fewer detours, faster decisions, and far less backtracking.

Think your project is straightforward?

It may be. But even simple programs carry hidden dependencies such as audience assumptions, platform constraints, compliance considerations or stakeholder expectations. We surface complexity early so development stays smooth and defensible.

Burned by delays before?

Our strategy phase is structured, efficient and grounded in outcomes that matter. You will have clear milestones with defined deliverables and timelines, with shared visibility at every stage, so you always understand what is happening, when it is happening, and why it matters.

Under pressure to deliver quickly?

Speed without clarity introduces unnecessary risk. We balance urgency with thoughtful planning, ensuring your program launches on time and performs exactly as it should.

One course, on its own, rarely addresses complex training, learning or capability challenges.

Balancing learner needs with organisational priorities, budgets, timelines, technology choices and strategic objectives requires more than content creation. It requires deliberate program design. 

As Abraham Lincoln famously said:

“Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe.”

The same principle holds true in learning. The strength of the outcome depends on the preparation.

Our strategic program design phase ensures the foundations are clear, aligned and purposeful, so when development begins, it progresses with focus rather than friction.

A strong strategic program design process involves:

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  • Aligning organisational goals with learners and budgets
  • Building a project plan and expert team

See Course development for more information.

See Course development for more information.

Frequently asked questions

Is this just a sales pitch?

No. This is a structured strategic consulting session designed to deliver tangible value. You will receive a practical, usable report regardless of whether you choose to continue with Oppida.

Will I receive a recording or notes?

Yes. Within 3–5 business days, you will receive your full Strategic Report, including the session recording, a draft course outline and a tailored proposal.

What happens if I decide to move forward with Oppida?

Your customised proposal will clearly outline each component; strategy, design, development, video production, QA, LMS implementation and more. You can proceed with the level of support that suits your needs.

Should you choose to engage us, the investment in your Strategy Session will be credited toward your first project.