https://www.skillshare.com/classes/Business-Performance-Review-and-Strategy-Audit-Through-Case-study/736716485

This is a short (99 mts), hands-on, practice-oriented, case-based course. After completing it, you will acquire essential skills to use tools, techniques and ideas for doing a thorough and professional Performance Review and Strategy Audit of any business.

Overview

1. Acquire skills, knowledge, tools and techniques, required to do thorough and professional Performance Review & Strategy Audit of any business.2. Master skills and knowledge to handle and analyze different kinds of Data - Market, Operational & Financial - to derive rare insights and meaningful conclusions.3. Know how to use the GE-McKinsey Portfolio Matrix, to compare the Strategic position of a business with Competitors and with Company's other businesses.4. Acquire skills to present your conclusions to your seniors or clients, in a visually interesting way.

For Whom

It will benefit Managers (both present & aspiring) in any functional area, Owners of Businesses & Startups, Business Analysts and Management Consultants – because all of them need to review the performance of their own or their client's company, business unit, product line or function and assess how effective their business strategy is, on a monthly, quarterly or annual basis. And of course, also students in business schools.

Unique Learning Method

The Learning Method in this course will be uniquely different. Unlike conventional learning, where you start with theory & concepts, and then go to examples and applications, this course reverses the approach: it derives all the concepts and demonstrates skills, tools and techniques of Performance Review and Strategy Audit , through the characters, events and actions of a case study, that I have written for this course, based on my experiences in analyzing and solving different kinds of business problems, in different industries. Your learning will be deep and memorable because you will identify with the characters, events and actions in the case.

The Framework

This course is built around critical analysis and interpretation of Market, Operational and Financial performance parameters. It also will give you the essence of Strategic Audit based on sound concepts like Critical (Key) Success Factors, Ability to Compete, Market Attractiveness etc. and techniques to quantify these for using the GE-McKenzie Portfolio Matrix.

Course Structure

It has 20 lectures, 1 Practice Assignments,1 Quiz and 1 Project. The case is divided into 3 parts, with a Narration, Assignment and my Analysis and Answers for the Assignment, both in Video and downloadable PDF document forms. The Project also has my Solution attached to it, again in Video and PDF formats. You can ask questions or seek clarifications any time, on any lecture, assignment or the project. I will answer within 48 hrs.