Q1 - With the backdrop of the economic crisis, how are companies creating strategies?

Q1 - With the backdrop of the economic crisis, how are companies creating strategies?

1. How will a strategy help?

   • Pros and Cons
   • Analysis to understand the market
     • Helps you understand your market
     • Helps you understand your customer
   • Clear direction for staff
     • Staff engagement \ understanding
   • Helps you to understand your strengths and weaknesses
   • Paradox - porter 2008
     • over-reaction

2. What strategy to choose?

   • Duration
     • Long term
   • Type?
     • Emerging \ Prescriptive
     • Emergent
     • Prescriptive
   • Position
     • Exploring Strategy model
     • Capability
     • Purpose
     • Culture
     • Environment
   • Choices
     • Business
     • Corporate
     • Variety
     • International
     • Alliance \ Acquisition
   • Actions
     • Practice
     • Process
     • Organisation
     • Changing
     • Resourcing

3. What is a strategy?

4. Tools

   • Macro
     • PESTEL
   • Industry
     • Porters 5 forces
       • Threat of new entrants
       • Buyer power
       • Supplier Power
       • Threat of substitute goods
       • (complementary goods)
         • Value Net
           • Value Net
       • Competitive Rivalry
       • Choose the right industry
     • Industry life cycle
       • Development
       • Growth
       • Shakeout
       • Maturity
       • Decline
     • Competitive Cycles
   • Competitor \ Market
     • Bowmans Strategy clock
       • Critical Success Factors
         • Strategy Canvas
           • Blue Ocean Strategy
     • Strategic Groups
     • Market Segmentation