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STR 581 Wk 1 Discussion – Strategic Management Process

Post a total of 3 substantive responses over 2 separate days for full participation. This includes your initial post and 2 replies to other students.  I look for specific, “real-world” applications of principles.

Due Thursday

Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words:

The strategic management process is key  the leadership of a

company.  Discuss what is involved in the leadership of this process

and how it differs from the day-to-day management of the company.

• Why is strategic planning important to the organization? What makes it strategic?

How does strategic planning help the organization? Give current event examples

or examples from actual, real-life situations.

• What legal issues do companies face when creating a strategic plan? What effects do

legal issues have on a company’s strategic planning process? Discuss in

terms of local, national, & global compliance strategies.

Due Monday

Reply to at least 2 of your classmates. Be constructive and professional in your

responses. I look for specific, “real-world” applications of principles.

STR 581 Wk 2 Discussion – How a Company’s Internal Environment Affects the Development of the Corporate Strategy

Post a total of 3 substantive responses over 2 separate days for full participation. This includes your initial post and 2 replies to other students. I look for specific, “real-world” applications of principles.

Due Thursday

Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words:

Consider a company with which you are familiar. Discuss what might be in the organizations external, general, or industry environment that would influence strategic planning for that company.

• What types of competitive strategies are the most effective? Will the same strategy work in most venues? Why or why not?

• Why do we want to create measurement devices early in the strategy process? How do metrics allow us to track the strategy process once it is implemented? How is environmental scanning helpful in choosing the appropriate metric guidelines to use?

What is the role of strategic planning in creating value for the organization? Provide an example of how a company uses strategic planning to create value for the organization. How do competitive strategies create value?

Due Monday

Reply to at least 2 of your classmates. Be constructive and professional in your responses. I look for specific, “real-world” applications of principles.

STR 581 Wk 3 Discussion – Factors Influencing Strategic Planning

Discussion Topic [due Thurs./Mon.]

Post a total of 3 substantive responses over 2 separate days for full participation. This includes your initial post and 2 replies to other students or your faculty member.

Due Thursday

This week focuses on external environment scanning.

In a minimum of 175 words:

• Consider a company that you are familiar with.
• Discuss what might be in the organization’s external, general, or industry environment that would influence strategic planning for that company.
• Review this video [ Journey Healing Center- Competitive Analysis] on conducting a competitive analysis. Discuss how this example relates to assessing an organization’s internal environment relative to a competitive analysis. Include a consideration of how metrics may play a role in this assessment.

1.Explain the SWOTT analysis – think internal AND external business environment. How does it relate to a business plan?

2.Describe elements of an internal business environment, including metrics. Describe elements of an external business environment, including metrics.

.3.) What’s the role of sustainability?

Due Monday

Reply to at least 2 of your classmates. Be constructive and professional in your responses. I look for specific, “real-world” applications of principles.

STR 581 Wk 4 Discussion – Business Level Strategy v. Corporate Level Strategy

Post a total of 3 substantive responses over 2 separate days for full participation. This includes your initial post and 2 replies to other students or your faculty member.

Due Thursday

This week focuses on strategic choice and evaluation.

In a minimum of 175 words:

• Discuss the differences and relationship between a business level strategy and a corporate level strategy. Use examples from your own company (or a company with which you are familiar) in order to illustrate this differences and relationship. Use examples from a company you are familiar with to illustrate this differences and relationship.

1.Describe the differences & similarities between a,) business-level strategies, b.) corporate-level strategies, and c.) global strategies. What role does technology play?

2.Describe how technology has influenced & improved the business cycle in terms of TQM, Six Sigma or other continuous improvement strategies.

A company’s internal dynamics influences on business continuity along with cultural and structural leadership considerations – how are these factors incorporated into the implementation of the company’s strategy.

What resources are being used for the company to implement its strategy

Due Monday

Reply to at least 2 of your classmates. Be constructive and professional in your responses. I look for specific, “real-world” applications of principles.

STR 581 Wk 5 Discussion – Examining How Case Management Failed

Discussion Topic

Post a total of 3 substantive responses over 2 separate days for full participation. This includes your initial post and 2 replies to other students.

Due Thursday

Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words: I look for specific, “real-world” applications of principles.

This week focuses on the creation of an implementation plan and associated change management. Think of an example where change was attempted but failed. Using the concepts presented in this week’s readings, discuss what contributed to the failure and what might have been done to prevent it.

• What steps need to be taken before we implement an organizational strategy? Why are time frames so important to the implementation of an organizations strategy? What role does the sequence of execution play?
• Why is it important for an organization to identify the areas it wishes to measure before the implementation process begins? What would be the consequence if these clear measurement guidelines had not been developed before the implementation?

• What is the role of metrics and measurement in the strategy process? Why are they so important to the strategy process? What are the possible outcomes for a company that decides not to put metrics and measurement into its strategic plan?

• How has globalization affected the measurement process in an organizations strategy? Provide an example of a company that has changed its measurement process due to globalization. What changes were made to the company’s measurement process?

Due Monday

Reply to at least 2 of your classmates. Be constructive and professional in your responses.I look for specific, “real-world” applications of principles.

STR 581 Wk 6 Discussion – Alleviating Stakeholder Concerns

Post a total of 3 substantive responses over 2 separate days for full participation. This includes your initial post and 2 replies to other students.

Due Thursday

Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words:

I look for specific, “real-world” applications of principles.

Think of a change in your own company or a company with which you are familiar. Who were the stakeholders in this change? Discuss what concerns different stakeholders might have and how communication is needed to address those concerns.

1.) Outline the challenges for effectively implementing a strategic plan; discus buy-in with stakeholder & stockholders. Address recommendations for measurable metrics to determine if the implementation is effective.

2.) Analyze the internal & external environmental challenges to assess the effectiveness of the strategic plan implementation.

Due Monday

Reply to at least 2 of your classmates. Be constructive and professional in your responses.

I look for specific, “real-world” applications of principles.