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About the Course

Develop your ability to think strategically, analyze the competitive environment, and recommend firm positioning and value creation. In this course, developed at the Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia, top-ranked faculty will help you explore the underlying theory and frameworks that provide the foundations of a successful business strategy and provide the tools you need to understand that strategy: SWOT, Competitor, Environmental, Five Forces, and Capabilities Analyses, as well as Strategy Maps....

Top reviews

VK

Jul 20, 2019

Great insight of the basic tools covering all important aspects, both professors have discussed fundamental needs of the topic around Business Strategy, keen to learn rest of the courses and excited.

TM

May 2, 2018

This course is very helpful. It emanates from the strategist' mind. The way this course empowers a person is phenomenal. I personally learnt a lot with this course and hope to learn further as well.

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By João P V d S

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Jun 17, 2022

Exceptionally good! Great introduction to the foundations of business strategic decision making.

By Prenish B

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Apr 17, 2021

Really nice course everyone should know and learn about irrespective of their academic interests

By SHRUTHI K

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Jul 11, 2020

Lovely course, very informative. The assignment was very helpful.

A big thanks to the instructors

By MiaMDai

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Dec 12, 2019

I love the case study of this course! It helps me understand and apply the theories I learned!

By Hemalatha M

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Aug 20, 2016

Wonderful Work! Totally recommend the program to anyone planning to gain insights on Strategy.

By Andrew B

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Apr 18, 2016

An excellent foundation and insight to business strategy. Very clearly and concisely presented

By Eleonora N

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Oct 14, 2015

Excellent course! Theoretical models are well-explained with multiple examples from real life.

By Martin S

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Feb 28, 2021

Very informative. I have acquired new skills that will be relevant in the current job market.

By Felipe A d S F N

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Feb 1, 2017

Is this a fabulous course, complete, that covers many areas of business strategy. I recommend

By D N K A

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May 10, 2020

Exceptional. From theory to practical applications, everything is explained in the best way.

By Nilakshi A G

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Nov 12, 2022

Excellent course which can help in advancing careers and strategy analysis and formulation.

By Vikram J

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Oct 12, 2020

Thanks to this course, and I dwelled deeper into Porter's concepts and reading C.K. Prahlad

By Marcin

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Jan 27, 2016

Great course, compact compedium of currently used methods to ceate/analyse company strategy

By María P

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Jun 16, 2021

Its a great courses, very valuable and focuses on the most important issues. Thanks a lot!

By Thapelo T

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Apr 21, 2020

Very fulfilling experience. Loved the course. The assignment really enhanced my knowledge.

By ivan r

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Aug 10, 2016

Loved it, the 5 forces analysis is very well explained with the help of other key concepts

By Peter A P

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Nov 23, 2020

Great course on the fundamentals of business strategy and analysis, highly recommended!

By Tarun A

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Sep 5, 2017

This course provides the basic concepts, and is highly recommended for the uninitiated.

By Phataralaoha,Anchalee

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Mar 14, 2016

This is an excellent course. You learn more if you commit to doing all the assignments.

By Raquel d l O

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Feb 3, 2016

Great course to get a first contact with Strategic Analysis. Very useful and practical!

By Muhammad A A

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Oct 11, 2020

The content is very rich and can be followed easily. Good Job and thank you very much!

By Higor F

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Aug 11, 2016

Curso de iniciação completo, com conceitos bem exemplificados e de fácil entendimento.

By Dr. K P M

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Jul 3, 2023

Thank you, it was a good experience to learn and apply it by submitting the project.

By S A

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Oct 26, 2020

A good course for understanding the basics of business strategy and its application.

By mubarak m

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Aug 24, 2020

The course material exceeded my expectations and a portion of practice andexamples