Assessing and Improving Strategic Plans

Offered By: LinkedIn Learning

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Strategic Planning Courses Strategic Management Courses Change Management Courses Market Analysis Courses Business Strategy Courses Competitive Analysis Courses Performance Measurement Courses

Course Description

Overview

Learn some of the major reasons that strategic plans fail, and how to avoid making those same mistakes.

Syllabus

Introduction

Welcome
In this course

1. Insufficient Capabilities

Overestimating your capabilities
Failing to align compensation
Underfunding the strategy
Not prioritizing and focusing
Working with the wrong talent

2. Wrong Strategy

Assessing the market incorrectly
Pursuing the wrong initiatives
Focusing on short term vs. long term
Failing to diversify initiatives
Not making tough choices

3. Market Changes

Reacting to customer behavior changes
Dealing with competitive actions
Handling regulatory or political changes
Adjusting to technology changes

4. Poor Execution

Not linking strategy to execution
Failing to communicate and get buy-in
Executing poorly
Not measuring or driving accountability

Conclusion

Next steps

Taught by

Mike Figliuolo

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