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Written by Jason Gordon

Updated at January 22nd, 2021

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OVERVIEW: This material covers the primary topics covered within a Business Strategy Course.


BUSINESS STRATEGY

Introductory Concepts

  • What is Strategy?
  • Types of Business Strategy?
  • What is Strategic Management?
  • Competitive Advantage
  • Business Model Overview
  • What is Strategic Planning?
  • How Management Develops a Strategic Plan

Types of Strategies

  • Organizational Strategies
    • Growth-Based (Expansion) Strategies
      • Diversification
      • Concentration
      • Integration or Combination (Horizontal and Vertical)
      • Internationalization
      • Cooperative Strategy
    • Stability and Retrenchment Strategies
  • Competitive Strategies
    • Porter's Generic Strategies
    • Ansoff Matrix
    • Customer-Centric Strategy
    • Blue Ocean Strategy
    • Overfished Ocean Strategy
    • Innovation Strategy
  • Functional Strategies
    • Marketing Strategy
    • Financial Strategy
    • Production Strategy
    • Human Resources Strategy
    • Information Strategy
 

How Strategies Emerge

  • Management and Strategic Planning
  • Intended, Deliberate, Realized, and Emergent Strategies
  • Mintzberg's 5Ps of Strategy

Strategic Analysis

  • Strategic Analysis
  • SWOT Analysis
  • SPACE Analysis
  • Situational Analysis - 7C
  • Competition Profile Matrix
Internal Analysis
  • Core Competency
  • VRIO Analysis
  • Value Chain Analysis
  • Mintzberg's Five Configurations of Strategy
  • Internal Factor Analysis
External Analysis
  • PEST(LE) Analysis
  • Porter's Five Forces
  • External Factor Evaluation

Measuring the Results of Strategy 

  • Benchmarking and Business Report Card
  • Strategic Map (Balanced Scorecard)
  • Business Performance Measurement
  • Strategy Diamond
  • BCG Growth-Share Matrix
  • GE McKinsey Matrix

Other Concepts

  • Early Exit Definition
  • Early Stage Definition
  • Elevator Pitch Definition
  • Gap Analysis Definition
  • Differentiation (Strategy) Definition
  • Disintermediation (Strategy) Definition
  • First Mover Advantage Definition
  • Horizontal Integration Definition
  • Hedgehog Concept Definition
  • Affinity Diagram Definition
  • When to Incorporate a Business Venture
  • Bootstrapping Definition
  • Exiting Your Business
  • Backward Integration Definition
  • Bass Diffusion Model Definition
  • Benchmarking Definition
  • Business Model Canvas Definition
  • Commoditize Definition
  • Cottage Industry Definition
  • Certified Business Analysis Professional Definition
  • Insourcing Definition
  • Incubator Definition
  • Lean Strategy Definition
  • JOBS Act Definition
  • Long Tail Definition
  • Loss Leader Strategy Definition
  • Razor Blade Business Model Definition
  • Software as a Service (SAAS) Definition
  • Small Business Investment Company Definition
  • Product Life Cycle Definition
  • Recap of Business Analysis and Industry Forces
  • Small Business Job Protection Act Definition
  • Self Employed Contributions Act (SECA) Definition
  • Strategy Definition
  • Strategic Analysis Definition
  • Central Driving Forces Model Definition
  • Small Business Innovation Development Act Definition
  • Social Venture Definition
  • Niche Market Strategy Definition
  • Strategic Planning Definition
  • Strategic Investor Definition
  • Time to Market Definition
  • Synergy Definition
  • Business Exit Strategy Definition
  • Strategic Alliance Definition
  • Breadboard Configuration Definition
  • Intrapreneur Definition
  • Bleeding Edge Definition
  • Monetize Definition
  • Product Differentiation Definition
  • Inorganic Growth Definition
  • Organic Growth Definition
  • Mobile First Strategy Definition
  • Pyramid Scheme Definition
  • Pyrrhic Victory Definition
  • Zero-Cost Strategy Definition
  • Feasibility Study Definition
  • Pitchbook Definition
  • Network Effect Definition
  • Consortium Definition
  • Assortment Strategy Definition
  • Low-Cost Production Definition
  • Freelance Economy Definition
  • Industry Lifecycle Definition
  • Click and Mortar Definition
  • Contestable Market Theory Definition
  • Event Driven Strategy Definition
  • Asset Acquisition Strategy Definition
  • Diffusion of Innovations Theory Definition
  • Coopetition Definition
  • What is a Mission Statement?
  • What is a Values Statement?
  • Setting Company Goals
  • McKinseys 7s Model
  • Industry Lifecycle Analysis Definition
  • Corridor Principal Definition
  • Types of Business Strategy
  • Strategic Management
  • Organizational Strategies
  • Intended, Deliberate, Realized, and Emergent Strategies
  • Mintzbergs 5Ps of Strategy
  • Concentration Strategy
  • What is an Internationalization Strategy?
  • Cooperative Strategy

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