The article discusses the impact of curriculum and evaluation on strategic learning. Identifying business needs and developing targeted learning opportunities are the core of ultimate strategic execution. One must examine course objectives to analyze curricula. After all, recognizing business needs and developing targeted learning opportunities are the core of ultimate strategic execution. The goal for a particular course or program reflect what knowledge and skills a participant should gain in the course. Most training courses are designed to bring about knowledge and skills to foster changed behaviors and subsequent positive results. Once the business needs are clarified between business and learning leaders, the partnership can work most effectively. Trainers should conduct a needs assessment and find ways to partner through course and program design, delivery, and execution. Trainers should be sure that the objectives reflect the intent of the course and go beyond the acquisition of knowledge and skills.