Competitive strategy courses can help you learn market positioning, competitive analysis, value proposition development, and strategic planning. You can build skills in identifying industry trends, assessing competitor strengths and weaknesses, and crafting effective business strategies. Many courses introduce tools like SWOT analysis, Porter’s Five Forces, and business model canvases, that support evaluating market dynamics and shaping strategic decisions.

Arizona State University
Skills you'll gain: Strategic Thinking, Strategic Decision-Making, Business Strategy, Complex Problem Solving, Decision Making, Contingency Planning, Analysis, Trend Analysis, Case Studies, Competitive Analysis, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Program Evaluation
★ 4.7 (114) · Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

HRCI
Skills you'll gain: Employee Performance Management, Diversity Equity and Inclusion Initiatives, Performance Appraisal, Performance Management, Human Resource Policies, Organizational Structure, Policy Development, Conflict Management, Employee Relations, Diversity and Inclusion, Workplace inclusivity, Human Resources, Performance Review, Human Resource Strategy, Human Resources Management and Planning, Employee Engagement, Organizational Strategy, Administration, Staff Management, Business Continuity
★ 4.8 (342) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of New Mexico
Skills you'll gain: International Finance, Entrepreneurship, Global Marketing, Business Management, New Business Development, Organizational Structure, Staff Management, Intercultural Competence, Workforce Management, Operations Management, Organizational Strategy, Business Strategy, Economics, Market Dynamics
★ 4.7 (800) · Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Tecnológico de Monterrey
Skills you'll gain: Strategic Thinking, Business Strategy, Business Planning, Economic Development, Global Marketing, Economics, Business Economics, Business Development, Entrepreneurship, Socioeconomics, Innovation, International Relations, Market Analysis, Investments, Finance, Governance
★ 4.7 (136) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Management Accounting, Performance Measurement, Variance Analysis, Budgeting, Accounting, Capital Budgeting, Financial Accounting, Performance Management, Financial Data, Performance Metric, Operating Budget, Cost Management, Organizational Strategy, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Financial Analysis, Organizational Structure, Decision Making
★ 4.7 (647) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
Rice University
Skills you'll gain: Portfolio Management, Investment Management, Performance Measurement, Portfolio Risk, Performance Analysis, Return On Investment, Investments, Financial Market, Financial Analysis, Risk Analysis, Wealth Management, Analysis, Benchmarking
★ 4.2 (280) · Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Technical University of Munich (TUM)
Skills you'll gain: Consumer Behaviour, Market Research, Food Quality Assurance And Control, Food Services, Food and Beverage, Research, Marketing Psychology, Research Methodologies, Market Dynamics, Packaging and Labeling, Customer Analysis, Intellectual Property, Product Quality (QA/QC), Sustainability Standards, Innovation, Economics, Coordination
★ 4.5 (452) · Intermediate · Course · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Stakeholder Management, Product Management, Stakeholder Engagement, Product Roadmaps, Stakeholder Communications, Competitive Analysis, Product Lifecycle Management, Product Development, New Product Development, Market Research, Product Strategy, Product Planning, Agile Product Development, Market Analysis, Agile Methodology, Product Requirements, Business Strategy, Conflict Management, Communication, Prioritization
★ 4.8 (38) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Customer Insights, Design Thinking, New Product Development, Journey Mapping, Customer experience improvement, Product Development, Customer Analysis, Consumer Behaviour, Business Research, User Research, Customer Engagement, Market Research, Case Studies, Product Strategy, Innovation, Needs Assessment
★ 4.4 (113) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Cold Calling, Selling Techniques, Closing (Sales), Overcoming Objections, General Sales Practices, Sales, Sales Process, Sales Presentations, Phone Sales, Sales Strategy, Outbound Calls, Lead Generation, Customer Relationship Building, Rapport Building, Active Listening, Communication Strategies, Customer Engagement, Customer Insights
★ 4.7 (269) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

New York University
Skills you'll gain: Supervised Learning, Machine Learning Methods, Dimensionality Reduction, Unsupervised Learning, Applied Machine Learning, Machine Learning Algorithms, Decision Tree Learning, Machine Learning, Machine Learning Software, Financial Trading, Financial Market, Reinforcement Learning, Scikit Learn (Machine Learning Library), Financial Services, Market Data, Correlation Analysis, Exploratory Data Analysis, Portfolio Management, Python Programming, Artificial Neural Networks
★ 3.7 (341) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Supply And Demand, Market Dynamics, Economics, Business Economics, Game Theory, Market Analysis, Resource Allocation, Economics, Policy, and Social Studies, Environmental Issue, Competitive Analysis, Environmental Policy, Public Policies, Decision Making, Strategic Decision-Making
★ 4.8 (1.2K) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks