Professional Skills: Strategic Planning
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Professional Skills: Strategic Planning
This course is part of Professional Skills: Strategic Thinking Specialization
Instructor: Tyler Galarneau
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What you'll learn
Plan for future possibilities using case studies and insights.
Anticipate and outthink potential problems by analyzing major issue factors.
Evaluate possible scenarios using strategic tools like SWOT analysis.
Develop robust strategies by forming them based on core values.
Skills you'll gain
- Case Studies
- Analysis
- Contingency Planning
- Decision Making
- Planning
- Data-Driven Decision-Making
- Business Planning
- Data Literacy
- Strategic Thinking
- Business Strategies
- Strategic Decision-Making
- Proactivity
- Trend Analysis
- Strategic Leadership
- Critical Thinking
- Organizational Strategy
- Complex Problem Solving
- Risk Analysis
- Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
- Forecasting
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March 2026
4 assignments
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There are 5 modules in this course
Learn how to anticipate change, evaluate options, and develop high-impact strategies. This course helps professionals think critically and plan confidently for future scenarios using tested frameworks and data-informed insights.
This course empowers learners to prepare for uncertainty and make decisions with confidence. Through scenario planning, SWOT analysis, and logical modeling, this course teaches how to analyze data, challenge assumptions, and shape outcomes. Whether you're leading an organization, team, or personal project, this course gives you the tools to build resilient, actionable strategies for real-world problems.
In this module, you will delve into the foundational aspects of strategic thinking by exploring scenario planning through the lens of case studies. You will learn how to analyze past events and current trends to identify causes and resources, perform in-depth case studies to extract valuable insights, and practice applying these techniques to real-world situations. This module will equip you with the skills to understand complex scenarios and derive actionable intelligence for future planning.
What's included
1 assignment7 plugins
1 assignmentβ’Total 10 minutes
- Quiz: Scenario planning via case studiesβ’10 minutes
7 pluginsβ’Total 56 minutes
- Scenario planning via case studies: Causes and resourcesβ’5 minutes
- Scenario planning via case studies: Performing case studies for insightsβ’5 minutes
- Practice the solution: Case studies and insightsβ’20 minutes
- Job aid: Finding insights from case studiesβ’3 minutes
- Reflect on the solution: Scenario planning via case studiesβ’10 minutes
- A picture of the past: Key takeawaysβ’3 minutes
- Apply the solution: Analyzing case studiesβ’10 minutes
This module focuses on developing your ability to anticipate and mitigate potential problems before they arise. You will learn to identify the causes and resources related to emerging issues, analyze major issue factors, and map axes of uncertainty. By understanding how to proactively identify and assess risks, you will be better prepared to navigate complex challenges and ensure more resilient strategic outcomes.
What's included
1 assignment7 plugins
1 assignmentβ’Total 10 minutes
- Quiz: Outthinking potential problemsβ’10 minutes
7 pluginsβ’Total 46 minutes
- Outthinking potential problems: Causes and resourcesβ’5 minutes
- Outthinking potential problems: Analyzing major issue factorsβ’5 minutes
- Practice the solution: Mapping axes of uncertaintyβ’10 minutes
- Job aid: Analyze trends to discover driving forcesβ’3 minutes
- Reflect on the solution: Outthinking potential problemsβ’10 minutes
- Come what may, youβre prepared: Key takeawaysβ’3 minutes
- Apply the solution: Mapping out levels of uncertaintyβ’10 minutes
In this module, you will gain proficiency in evaluating various possible scenarios using strategic analytical tools. You will learn to conduct a comprehensive SWOT analysis (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats) to assess the viability and implications of different future possibilities. This module will enhance your decision-making capabilities by providing a structured approach to scenario evaluation.
What's included
1 assignment7 plugins
1 assignmentβ’Total 10 minutes
- Quiz: Evaluating possible scenariosβ’10 minutes
7 pluginsβ’Total 45 minutes
- Evaluating possible scenarios: Causes and resourcesβ’5 minutes
- Evaluating possible scenarios: Evaluating with a SWOT analysisβ’4 minutes
- Practice the solution: Conducting a strategic SWOT analysisβ’10 minutes
- Job aid: Using a SWOT analysisβ’3 minutes
- Reflect on the solution: Evaluating possible scenariosβ’10 minutes
- Using the good and the bad: Key takeawaysβ’3 minutes
- Apply the solution: Using a SWOT analysis to evaluate a scenarioβ’10 minutes
This module focuses on the critical process of developing robust and effective strategies. You will learn how to form strategies based on core values, ensuring alignment with organizational principles and long-term goals. Through practical exercises, you will gain the skills to articulate and implement strategies that are not only innovative but also deeply rooted in a clear understanding of purpose and values.
What's included
1 assignment7 plugins
1 assignmentβ’Total 10 minutes
- Quiz: Developing strategiesβ’10 minutes
7 pluginsβ’Total 48 minutes
- Developing strategies: Causes and resourcesβ’6 minutes
- Developing strategies: Forming a strategy by its valuesβ’3 minutes
- Practice the solution: Forming a strategy by its valuesβ’13 minutes
- Job aid: Forming a strategy by its valuesβ’3 minutes
- Reflect on the solution: Developing strategiesβ’10 minutes
- Thinking toward a goal: Key takeawaysβ’3 minutes
- Apply the solution: Forming your own strategyβ’10 minutes
This concluding module includes an end-of-course survey to gather your valuable feedback, ensuring continuous improvement of our educational offerings, and marking the successful culmination of your strategic thinking development.
What's included
1 reading1 plugin
1 readingβ’Total 3 minutes
- End of course surveyβ’3 minutes
1 pluginβ’Total 3 minutes
- End of course surveyβ’3 minutes
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