Navigate the complexities of strategic implementation and effective management to drive organizational success. This course delves into essential topics such as managing stakeholders, strategic change, and aligning strategy with organizational culture. Learn how to integrate various strategic frameworks and tools, including SWOT analysis, VRIN model, and Porter's Value Chain to evaluate and implement strategies effectively.
Strategic Implementation & Management
Strategic Implementation & Management
This course is part of Strategic Management Essentials Specialization
Instructor: Shelley Harrington
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2 weeks to complete
at 10 hours a week
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What you'll learn
Formulate and execute strategic plans to enhance organizational performance, critical for leadership and management roles.
Manage stakeholder relationships effectively to ensure successful strategy implementation and organizational alignment.
Integrate strategic frameworks like SWOT, VRIN, and Porter's Value Chain for comprehensive strategy evaluation.
Navigate strategic change processes to adapt and thrive in dynamic business environments.
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October 2025
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There are 3 modules in this course
This week, the module delves into managing stakeholders. It covers the definition and types of stakeholders, including internal and external groups. The module also explores stakeholder analysis and mapping, using tools like Mendelow’s Matrix. Additionally, it examines the importance of strategic champions, the political perspective of strategy development, and the ethical implications of stakeholder management. By the end of the week, you will be able to identify and engage stakeholders, analyse their influence, and understand the ethical and political dimensions of stakeholder management.
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1 video27 readings2 assignments1 discussion prompt3 plugins
This week, the module delves into managing strategic changes. It covers the key elements of strategic change, including the importance of context, inertia, and resistance. The module also explores types of strategic change such as adaptation, reconstruction, revolution, and evolution. Additionally, it examines strategic leadership styles and the role of outsiders in leading change. By the end of the week, you will be able to assess different styles of leading and managing strategic change, analyse how organisational context affects change programs, and identify types of required strategic change.
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2 videos20 readings2 assignments3 plugins
This week, the module delves into innovation. It covers the strategic importance of innovation, different types of innovation, and innovation platforms. The module also explores radical and incremental innovation, and the political process of innovation. By the end of the week, you will be able to critically evaluate factors that enable and impede innovation, present examples of innovation, and relate innovation to strategy.
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