Strategic Planning and Competitive Analysis
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Strategic Planning and Competitive Analysis
This course is part of Leadership and Business Strategy Specialization
Instructor: EDUCBA
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What you'll learn
Analyze strategic management concepts and evaluate competitive business strategies.
Apply SWOT, PEST, and value chain frameworks to strategic decision-making.
Develop strategies for competitive advantage, diversification, and global expansion.
Skills you'll gain
- Strategic Thinking
- Strategic Leadership
- Change Management
- Growth Strategies
- Business Strategies
- Corporate Strategy
- Organizational Development
- Organizational Effectiveness
- Plan Execution
- Competitive Analysis
- Business Management
- Strategic Planning
- Business Strategy
- Culture Transformation
- Business Planning
- Organizational Change
- Business Ethics
- Organizational Strategy
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May 2026
27 assignments
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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, Porterβs 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.
What's included
9 videos4 assignments
9 videosβ’Total 46 minutes
- Syllabus Introductionβ’5 minutes
- Introduction To Strategic Managementβ’6 minutes
- Sustainable Competitive Advantageβ’6 minutes
- Levels Of Strategyβ’6 minutes
- Strategic Management Functions And Benefitsβ’6 minutes
- Processβ’3 minutes
- Strategic Intent Basicsβ’5 minutes
- Strategic Intent Executionβ’5 minutes
- Mission And Objectivesβ’4 minutes
4 assignmentsβ’Total 60 minutes
- Foundations of Strategic Managementβ’30 minutes
- Introduction to Strategyβ’10 minutes
- Strategy Structure & Levelsβ’10 minutes
- Strategic Intent & Directionβ’10 minutes
This module explores how organizations define objectives and policies while applying competitive strategies such as cost leadership, differentiation, and focus to achieve market advantage.
What's included
9 videos4 assignments
9 videosβ’Total 36 minutes
- Financial And Strategic Objectivesβ’5 minutes
- Goals And Objectivesβ’3 minutes
- Policiesβ’4 minutes
- Porters Generic Business Strategyβ’2 minutes
- Cost Leadership Strategyβ’4 minutes
- Differentiation Basicsβ’4 minutes
- Differentiation Strategyβ’4 minutes
- Focused Strategiesβ’4 minutes
- Tactical Planningβ’6 minutes
4 assignmentsβ’Total 60 minutes
- Strategic Objectives & Business Strategiesβ’30 minutes
- Objectives & Policy Frameworkβ’10 minutes
- Competitive Strategy Modelsβ’10 minutes
- Strategy Variationsβ’10 minutes
This module focuses on corporate-level strategies and growth approaches, including concentration, integration, diversification, and internationalization, along with cooperative strategies for business expansion.
What's included
9 videos4 assignments
9 videosβ’Total 58 minutes
- Tactical Executionβ’4 minutes
- Corporate Strategiesβ’6 minutes
- Concentration Strategyβ’8 minutes
- Integration Strategiesβ’7 minutes
- Diversification Strategiesβ’7 minutes
- Types Of Diversification Strategiesβ’5 minutes
- Types Of Internationalisation Strategiesβ’8 minutes
- Types Of Internationalisation Strategies Continueβ’7 minutes
- Types Of Co-Operation Strategiesβ’7 minutes
4 assignmentsβ’Total 60 minutes
- Tactical & Corporate Strategiesβ’30 minutes
- Tactical Executionβ’10 minutes
- Expansion Strategiesβ’10 minutes
- Global & Cooperation Strategiesβ’10 minutes
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.
What's included
9 videos4 assignments
9 videosβ’Total 73 minutes
- Types Of Co-Operation Strategies Continueβ’7 minutes
- Stabilty Strategies And Classificationβ’4 minutes
- Types Of Retrenchment Strategiesβ’12 minutes
- Strategic Advantage Frameworkβ’8 minutes
- Core Competencies Basicsβ’7 minutes
- Core Competencies Applicationβ’6 minutes
- Organisational Capability And Strategic Advantageβ’6 minutes
- Vrio Frameworkβ’12 minutes
- Porters Generic Value Chainβ’11 minutes
4 assignmentsβ’Total 60 minutes
- Strategic Direction & Competitive Advantageβ’30 minutes
- Strategic Adjustmentsβ’10 minutes
- Strategic Advantage Conceptsβ’10 minutes
- Capability & Value Creationβ’10 minutes
This module introduces essential strategic analysis tools, including quantitative techniques, balanced scorecard, PEST, Porterβs Five Forces, SWOT, and McKinsey 7S framework for internal and external analysis.
What's included
9 videos4 assignments
9 videosβ’Total 59 minutes
- Quantitative Analysis And Balanced Scorecardβ’6 minutes
- Key Factor Ratingβ’6 minutes
- Marketing Environmentβ’5 minutes
- Pest Analysisβ’7 minutes
- Porterβs Five Forces Basicsβ’7 minutes
- Porterβs Five Forces Analysisβ’6 minutes
- Swot Analysisβ’5 minutes
- McKinsey 7S Basicsβ’7 minutes
- McKinsey 7S Applicationβ’10 minutes
4 assignmentsβ’Total 60 minutes
- Strategic Analysis Toolsβ’30 minutes
- Quantitative & External Analysisβ’10 minutes
- Environmental Analysis Modelsβ’10 minutes
- Internal Analysis Frameworksβ’10 minutes
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.
What's included
9 videos4 assignments
9 videosβ’Total 70 minutes
- 7S-Structure And Systemβ’7 minutes
- 7S-Soft Elementsβ’8 minutes
- Marketing Warfare Strategyβ’9 minutes
- Marketing Warfare Executionβ’7 minutes
- Plan And Ployβ’6 minutes
- Pattern, Position, Perspectiveβ’5 minutes
- Strategic Change Basicsβ’10 minutes
- Strategic Change Implementationβ’11 minutes
- Corporate Culture Basicsβ’8 minutes
4 assignmentsβ’Total 60 minutes
- Advanced Strategic Frameworksβ’30 minutes
- 7S Deep Diveβ’10 minutes
- Strategic Thinking Modelsβ’10 minutes
- Strategic Changeβ’10 minutes
This module focuses on executing strategy through leadership, ethics, and control systems, including strategic and operational control, ensuring alignment between planning and performance outcomes.
What's included
6 videos3 assignments
6 videosβ’Total 37 minutes
- Corporate Culture Impactβ’7 minutes
- Ethics And Leadershipβ’11 minutes
- Control Processβ’6 minutes
- Strategic Controlβ’6 minutes
- Operational Control Systemsβ’4 minutes
- Conclusion To Strategic Managementβ’2 minutes
3 assignmentsβ’Total 50 minutes
- Strategy Execution & Controlβ’30 minutes
- Culture & Leadershipβ’10 minutes
- Strategic Control & Wrap-upβ’10 minutes
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