Strategic Management & Planning Courseware
Strategic Management & Planning Courseware
Cutting-edge Strategic Management Curriculum
This Strategic Management and Planning courseware provides in-depth content on the internal and external research strategic managers need to form sound strategies. It details the metrics used to understand when strategic intervention should take place as well as the metrics used to measure the success of strategies that have been implemented.
Corporate-level, business-level, generic, and innovative strategies are each explored, providing students with a toolkit of potential strategic responses when making a multitude of management decisions.
There is a strong emphasis on strategic planning, including the role of strategic planning committees, yet it also details contingency planning, annual planning, action planning, and the skills and tools necessary for strategy implementation.
This courseware contains ready-made resources, such as lesson plans, case studies, auto-graded quizzes, engaging assignments, lecture slide decks, a sample course calendar, and more. It’s more than a Strategic Management textbook; it’s a whole course.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Managing Strategically – The Big Picture
Chapter 2: Strategy Playbook
Chapter 3: Assessing Current Performance
Chapter 4: Internal Research for Strategic Decision-making
Chapter 5: Market Intelligence for Strategic Decision-making
Chapter 6: Strategic Planning – Data Review & Synthesis
Chapter 7: Strategic Planning – Strategy Formulation
Chapter 8: Strategy Implementation
Chapter 9: Strategic Innovation
Chapter 10: The Planning & Management Cycle
Key Learning Objectives
Define business strategy and identify its common types, including corporate-level, business-level, generic, and innovative.
Define planning and identify its common types, including short-term, long-term, operational, strategic, tactical, and contingency.
Establish common key performance indicators and describe their use.
Describe the purpose of annual planning and how it fits into an organization’s overall planning cycle.
Identify appropriate targets and benchmarks for KPIs.
Organize key performance indicators using a balanced scorecard framework.
Describe common research methods used to inform strategy development.
Synthesize data into meaningful categories using tools such as a SWOT analysis.
Develop goals using the SMART goals framework.
Describe the purpose of an organization’s mission, vision, and values and evaluate each against the current environment.
Select an appropriate implementation model based on strategy.
Identify firms using incremental, disruptive, architectural, and radical innovation strategies.
Provide key strategies for managing through disruption.
Educator Resources
The courseware’s materials make teaching strategic management easier for you and more engaging for students. The following resources are included:
Auto-graded quizzes for each chapter
4 case studies
Failed Ford Launch Case Study
Netflix KPIs Case Study
Ring SWOT Analysis Case Study
Starbucks and Innovation Case Study
28 turnkey assignments
Comprehensive project
Lecture slide decks
Lesson plans
Real-world examples
Auto-graded midterm exam with 50 questions
Test bank with 100 questions
Sample syllabus and course calendars
LMS integration with Stukent platforms
Chapter 1: Managing Strategically – The Big Picture
Chapter 2: Strategy Playbook
Chapter 3: Assessing Current Performance
Chapter 4: Internal Research for Strategic Decision-making
Chapter 5: Market Intelligence for Strategic Decision-making
Chapter 6: Strategic Planning – Data Review & Synthesis
Chapter 7: Strategic Planning – Strategy Formulation
Chapter 8: Strategy Implementation
Chapter 9: Strategic Innovation
Chapter 10: The Planning & Management Cycle
Define business strategy and identify its common types, including corporate-level, business-level, generic, and innovative.
Define planning and identify its common types, including short-term, long-term, operational, strategic, tactical, and contingency.
Establish common key performance indicators and describe their use.
Describe the purpose of annual planning and how it fits into an organization’s overall planning cycle.
Identify appropriate targets and benchmarks for KPIs.
Organize key performance indicators using a balanced scorecard framework.
Describe common research methods used to inform strategy development.
Synthesize data into meaningful categories using tools such as a SWOT analysis.
Develop goals using the SMART goals framework.
Describe the purpose of an organization’s mission, vision, and values and evaluate each against the current environment.
Select an appropriate implementation model based on strategy.
Identify firms using incremental, disruptive, architectural, and radical innovation strategies.
Provide key strategies for managing through disruption.
The courseware’s materials make teaching strategic management easier for you and more engaging for students. The following resources are included:
Auto-graded quizzes for each chapter
4 case studies
Failed Ford Launch Case Study
Netflix KPIs Case Study
Ring SWOT Analysis Case Study
Starbucks and Innovation Case Study
28 turnkey assignments
Comprehensive project
Lecture slide decks
Lesson plans
Real-world examples
Auto-graded midterm exam with 50 questions
Test bank with 100 questions
Sample syllabus and course calendars
LMS integration with Stukent platforms
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About the Author
Steven Stromp
Steven Stromp is the executive director of market intelligence and strategy at Davenport University headquartered in Grand Rapids, Michigan. In this role, he provides market insights about the higher education landscape to help drive strategic decision-making. He recommends the development of new instructional programs as well as changes to current programming. As a member of the strategic planning coordinating team, Steven leads various functions of the strategic planning council, including moderating planning and strategy sessions.
Throughout his career, Steven has gathered intelligence and provided strategy for a variety of industries, including healthcare, consumer packaged goods, automotive, and higher education. In a former role at Spectrum Health, one of the largest health systems in the nation, he managed projects focused on branding, communication strategy, and new service line development.
In his work for an international research consulting firm, Steven was responsible for managing all phases of research and providing strategic recommendations. Clients he served included Kellogg’s, ConAgra, Bush’s Baked Beans, Miller Brewing Company, General Motors, National Heritage Academies, GE, Tropicana, and others.
Steven teaches courses in strategy, business and marketing research, communications, and marketing. He is also the author of Stukent’s “Market Research Essentials” and “Business Research Essentials.” Steven holds an MBA with a concentration in strategic management.
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