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Strategy and Implementation

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Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
Beginner level

Recommended experience

4 hours to complete
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

  • Apply strategy frameworks such as SWOT and Five Forces to analyze business environments

  • Align tasks and priorities with organizational strategy to drive effective execution

  • Use time and priority management techniques to improve productivity and focus

  • Manage projects end-to-end from initiation and planning to execution and closing

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March 2026

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1 assignment

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This course is part of the Principles of Management Specialization
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There are 3 modules in this course

Successful organizations turn strategy into action through clear priorities and disciplined execution. In this course, learners build practical skills to align daily work with organizational strategy and deliver projects effectively from start to finish. Learners explore core strategy frameworks such as Porter’s Five Forces and SWOT analysis to assess competitive environments and internal capabilities. The course also covers priority and time management techniques to optimize focus, manage workload, and reduce distractions. Learners will use tools such as goal-setting frameworks (SMART goals), project planning templates, risk assessment methods, and task management systems to guide execution. By the end of the course, learners will be able to translate strategy into actionable plans, prioritize high-impact work, and manage projects across initiation, planning, execution, and closing stages. This course is ideal for professionals seeking to strengthen strategic thinking, project management, and execution skills in dynamic business environments.

In this module you will learn to align your own and your work group’s tasks and projects with your organization’s strategy and the five stages to complete projects effectively.

What's included

7 videos1 reading

7 videosβ€’Total 48 minutes
  • Welcome to Strategy, Priorities, & Projectsβ€’1 minute
  • Why Does Strategy Matter?β€’4 minutes
  • What is Strategy?β€’12 minutes
  • External Analysis: Introduction to the 5 Forcesβ€’5 minutes
  • Completing a 5 Forces Analysisβ€’11 minutes
  • Internal Analysisβ€’7 minutes
  • SWOT & Positioningβ€’9 minutes
1 reading
  • Introduction to Strategy: Resourcesβ€’0 minutes

What's included

9 videos2 readings1 discussion prompt

9 videosβ€’Total 49 minutes
  • Who Has the Time?β€’5 minutes
  • Managing Priorities vs. Managing Timeβ€’6 minutes
  • Building Capacity & Effectivenessβ€’6 minutes
  • What Are You Spending Your Time On?β€’6 minutes
  • Calendar & To-Do List Managementβ€’6 minutes
  • Calendars & Meetingsβ€’3 minutes
  • Hidden Distractionsβ€’7 minutes
  • Responding Professionally to Interrupters β€’5 minutes
  • Control the Controllableβ€’6 minutes
2 readingsβ€’Total 10 minutes
  • Priority Management: Resourcesβ€’0 minutes
  • Priority Managementβ€’10 minutes
1 discussion promptβ€’Total 5 minutes
  • Managing Prioritiesβ€’5 minutes

What's included

12 videos3 readings1 assignment

12 videosβ€’Total 61 minutes
  • Introduction to Project Managementβ€’5 minutes
  • Don't Get Stuck in a Phaseβ€’3 minutes
  • Initiating a Projectβ€’4 minutes
  • SMART Goalsβ€’5 minutes
  • Project Parametersβ€’4 minutes
  • Planning Project Duration and Costβ€’8 minutes
  • Tools That Support Project Implementation & Controlβ€’4 minutes
  • Planning: Risk Assessment & Preventionβ€’9 minutes
  • Executing & Monitoring/Controlling the Projectβ€’6 minutes
  • The Baton Handoffβ€’6 minutes
  • Closing the Projectβ€’4 minutes
  • How to Use the Journals as Scaffolding for Learning and the Final Projectβ€’4 minutes
3 readingsβ€’Total 30 minutes
  • Managing Projectsβ€’10 minutes
  • Journal Prompt for Project Managementβ€’20 minutes
  • Project Management: Resourcesβ€’0 minutes
1 assignmentβ€’Total 12 minutes
  • Strategy, Priorities, and Projectsβ€’12 minutes

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