Avoid the pitfalls of strategy planning and execution with the tools and skills from this course. In this course, developed at the Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia and taught by top-ranked faculty, you'll learn the pillars of strategy execution--analysis, formulation, and implementation--and how to use the 4A model to effectively approach strategy execution. Finally, a panel of leaders from entrepreneurs, nonprofits, and industry, share their expertise gleaned from years of successful strategy planning and execution.
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About this Course
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Try Coursera for BusinessWhat you will learn
How to connect strategic analysis to strategy execution using hypothesis testing to unearth key assumptions and assess their validity
Four different approaches to strategy formulation and how governance ties into effective strategy formulation
Use the 4A Model for effective strategy execution to ensure appropriate human and organizational resources are in place
Tips from industry experts for successful strategy development and execution
Skills you will gain
- Strategy Implementation
- Strategy Formulation
- Business Strategy
- Business hypothesis testing
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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
Strategy Analysis
Strategy Formulation
Strategy Implementation
Practical Perspectives
Reviews
- 5 stars78.72%
- 4 stars16.96%
- 3 stars3.52%
- 2 stars0.48%
- 1 star0.32%
TOP REVIEWS FROM STRATEGIC PLANNING AND EXECUTION
Highly recommended course for organization or an individual who wants to analyze, implement and execute a new strategy in the existing organization.
Very informative course, the strategic tools and the knowledge and experience it provides from professionals in the industry is comprehensive.
This was a good course, and though challenging to do for an online course - I really enjoyed the final assignment. It really helped tie all of the ideas and course content together.
Very insightful and useful - but it is more art than science. Emphasizes that there is no one overarching strategy.
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