Business Strategy FLEXCAST
Available Until
Your Desk
4.0 Credits
Member Price $98.00
Non-Member Price $113.00
Overview
Many businesses have a difficult time differentiating themselves from the competition, resulting in declining profits and the risk of eventual failure. The Business Strategy course shows a better way, laying out a process of analyzing your business, its competitors and the environment, and developing a finely-honed strategy that stakes out a defensible competitive position. The course covers such matters as SWOT analysis, competitor analysis and five forces analysis, as well as more than 10 strategy options, scenario planning, dealing with disruptors, strategy implementation issues, and much more. The course is a great tool for refining your planning processes.
Highlights
Essential strategy concepts. Strategy analysis. Strategy choices. Types of strategies. Strategy implementation.
Prerequisites
None.
Designed For
CPAs, CFPs, and other financial advisers.
Objectives
Recognize the characteristics of a well-constructed corporate vision statement. Describe the questions to pursue when exploring the core capabilities of a business. Describe the differences between strategy and operational effectiveness. Specify how trade-offs and bottlenecks must be incorporated into a strategic plan. Recognize the elements of five forces analysis. Recognize the various types of barriers to entry into a market, and more.
Preparation
None.
Notice
This is a FlexCast (no exam required) and may be viewed only Monday - Saturday, 5am - 5pm PT. You may take up to one year from the date of purchase to complete the course. Pause your FlexCast and resume at a convenient day during the hours above. Partial credit for 2+ credit courses: If you are unable to complete the course in one sitting, partial credit can be awarded (minimum of one credit). To earn the remaining credits, you must return later and start the course from the beginning. Use chat to ask questions of a subject matter expert during the program.
Leader(s):
Leader Bios
Steven Bragg, Western CPE
Steven M. Bragg, CPA, is a full-time book and course author who has written more than 70 business books. He provides Western CPE with self-study courses in the areas of accounting and finance, with an emphasis on the practical application of accounting standards and management techniques. A sampling of his courses include the The New Controller Guidebook, The GAAP Guidebook, Accountants’ Guidebook, and Closing the Books: An Accountant’s Guide. He also manages the Accounting Best Practices podcast.
Steven has been the CFO or controller of both public and private companies and has been a consulting manager with Ernst & Young and an auditor with Deloitte & Touche. He holds an MBA from Babson College, a Master of Finance from Bentley College, and a BA from the University of Maine (summa cum laude).
Non-Member Price $113.00
Member Price $98.00