Analyze the external operating environment
Review business financial performance
Identify the prevailing opportunities and threats in the environment
identify opportunities for performance improvement
develop business strategy
Analyze the firm's portfolio of products and services using portfolio tools
Create the vision and mission for the organization
Formalize a strategic plan for the business
Develop strategic goals and objectives
Develop action plans for strategy execution
Measure business performance
Communicate business strategy to stakeholders
Review and evaluate strategy execution
Apply a structured planning process
Apply a range of strategic thinking techniques
Inspire committment to the organization's strategy
Create a performance focus across the organization
Create a personal leadership development plan
Understand how organizations are structured
Evaluate the efficacy of current strategic planning in the organization
Apply a range of best practice theoretical models to analyze the organization’s situation
Identify key strategic themes and map strategy for the organization
Apply a comprehensive PESTEL analysis to the organization.
Understand how to develop and deploy balanced scorecards to support strategy execution