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There are 7 modules in this course
Learn how to analyze strategic management concepts, evaluate competitive strategies, and apply industry-recognized frameworks to support sustainable business success. This course provides practical skills in strategic planning, competitive analysis, corporate strategy, and organizational execution.
The course begins with the foundations of strategic management, including strategic intent, mission, organizational direction, and the strategic management process. Learners will understand how organizations build sustainable competitive advantage and align resources with long-term objectives.
As the course progresses, learners examine business-level strategies such as cost leadership, differentiation, and focus, along with corporate-level growth strategies including concentration, integration, diversification, and internationalization. The course also explores cooperative strategies and organizational expansion approaches used in competitive markets.
Advanced modules focus on strategic advantage frameworks such as core competencies, VRIO, and value chain analysis. Learners will also apply essential strategic analysis tools including SWOT, PEST, Porter’s Five Forces, balanced scorecard, and McKinsey 7S for internal and external business evaluation.
The course concludes with strategy execution and control, emphasizing leadership, ethics, organizational culture, strategic change, and monitoring systems that ensure alignment between planning and business performance.
What makes this course unique is its integrated approach that combines foundational strategic theory with advanced competitive frameworks and execution practices. By the end of the course, learners will be able to evaluate strategic opportunities, design competitive strategies, and contribute effectively to organizational growth and long-term success.
This module introduces the core concepts of strategic management, including its purpose, process, and importance in achieving sustainable competitive advantage, while establishing a strong foundation in strategic intent, mission, and organizational direction.
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9 videos4 assignments
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9 videos•Total 46 minutes
Syllabus Introduction•5 minutes
Introduction To Strategic Management•6 minutes
Sustainable Competitive Advantage•6 minutes
Levels Of Strategy•6 minutes
Strategic Management Functions And Benefits•6 minutes
Process•3 minutes
Strategic Intent Basics•5 minutes
Strategic Intent Execution•5 minutes
Mission And Objectives•4 minutes
4 assignments•Total 60 minutes
Foundations of Strategic Management•30 minutes
Introduction to Strategy•10 minutes
Strategy Structure & Levels•10 minutes
Strategic Intent & Direction•10 minutes
Strategic Objectives & Business Strategies
Module 2•2 hours to complete
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This module explores how organizations define objectives and policies while applying competitive strategies such as cost leadership, differentiation, and focus to achieve market advantage.
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9 videos4 assignments
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9 videos•Total 36 minutes
Financial And Strategic Objectives•5 minutes
Goals And Objectives•3 minutes
Policies•4 minutes
Porters Generic Business Strategy•2 minutes
Cost Leadership Strategy•4 minutes
Differentiation Basics•4 minutes
Differentiation Strategy•4 minutes
Focused Strategies•4 minutes
Tactical Planning•6 minutes
4 assignments•Total 60 minutes
Strategic Objectives & Business Strategies•30 minutes
Objectives & Policy Framework•10 minutes
Competitive Strategy Models•10 minutes
Strategy Variations•10 minutes
Tactical & Corporate Strategies
Module 3•2 hours to complete
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This module focuses on corporate-level strategies and growth approaches, including concentration, integration, diversification, and internationalization, along with cooperative strategies for business expansion.
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9 videos4 assignments
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9 videos•Total 58 minutes
Tactical Execution•4 minutes
Corporate Strategies•6 minutes
Concentration Strategy•8 minutes
Integration Strategies•7 minutes
Diversification Strategies•7 minutes
Types Of Diversification Strategies•5 minutes
Types Of Internationalisation Strategies•8 minutes
Types Of Internationalisation Strategies Continue•7 minutes
Types Of Co-Operation Strategies•7 minutes
4 assignments•Total 60 minutes
Tactical & Corporate Strategies•30 minutes
Tactical Execution•10 minutes
Expansion Strategies•10 minutes
Global & Cooperation Strategies•10 minutes
Strategic Direction & Competitive Advantage
Module 4•2 hours to complete
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This module examines strategic adjustments such as stability and retrenchment, along with frameworks like core competencies, VRIO, and value chain to build and sustain competitive advantage.
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9 videos4 assignments
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9 videos•Total 73 minutes
Types Of Co-Operation Strategies Continue•7 minutes
Stabilty Strategies And Classification•4 minutes
Types Of Retrenchment Strategies•12 minutes
Strategic Advantage Framework•8 minutes
Core Competencies Basics•7 minutes
Core Competencies Application•6 minutes
Organisational Capability And Strategic Advantage•6 minutes
Vrio Framework•12 minutes
Porters Generic Value Chain•11 minutes
4 assignments•Total 60 minutes
Strategic Direction & Competitive Advantage•30 minutes
Strategic Adjustments•10 minutes
Strategic Advantage Concepts•10 minutes
Capability & Value Creation•10 minutes
Strategic Analysis Tools
Module 5•2 hours to complete
Module details
This module introduces essential strategic analysis tools, including quantitative techniques, balanced scorecard, PEST, Porter’s Five Forces, SWOT, and McKinsey 7S framework for internal and external analysis.
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9 videos4 assignments
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9 videos•Total 59 minutes
Quantitative Analysis And Balanced Scorecard•6 minutes
Key Factor Rating•6 minutes
Marketing Environment•5 minutes
Pest Analysis•7 minutes
Porter’s Five Forces Basics•7 minutes
Porter’s Five Forces Analysis•6 minutes
Swot Analysis•5 minutes
McKinsey 7S Basics•7 minutes
McKinsey 7S Application•10 minutes
4 assignments•Total 60 minutes
Strategic Analysis Tools•30 minutes
Quantitative & External Analysis•10 minutes
Environmental Analysis Models•10 minutes
Internal Analysis Frameworks•10 minutes
Advanced Strategic Frameworks
Module 6•2 hours to complete
Module details
This module explores advanced strategic thinking models, including McKinsey 7S deep dive, marketing warfare strategies, and strategic perspectives, along with managing strategic change and corporate culture.
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9 videos4 assignments
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9 videos•Total 70 minutes
7S-Structure And System•7 minutes
7S-Soft Elements•8 minutes
Marketing Warfare Strategy•9 minutes
Marketing Warfare Execution•7 minutes
Plan And Ploy•6 minutes
Pattern, Position, Perspective•5 minutes
Strategic Change Basics•10 minutes
Strategic Change Implementation•11 minutes
Corporate Culture Basics•8 minutes
4 assignments•Total 60 minutes
Advanced Strategic Frameworks•30 minutes
7S Deep Dive•10 minutes
Strategic Thinking Models•10 minutes
Strategic Change•10 minutes
Strategy Execution & Control
Module 7•2 hours to complete
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This module focuses on executing strategy through leadership, ethics, and control systems, including strategic and operational control, ensuring alignment between planning and performance outcomes.
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6 videos3 assignments
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6 videos•Total 37 minutes
Corporate Culture Impact•7 minutes
Ethics And Leadership•11 minutes
Control Process•6 minutes
Strategic Control•6 minutes
Operational Control Systems•4 minutes
Conclusion To Strategic Management•2 minutes
3 assignments•Total 50 minutes
Strategy Execution & Control•30 minutes
Culture & Leadership•10 minutes
Strategic Control & Wrap-up•10 minutes
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