Strategy for Management Consultants & Business Analysts

Strategy for Management Consultants & Business Analysts, available at $74.99, has an average rating of 4.48, with 139 lectures, based on 10762 reviews, and has 35967 subscribers.

You will learn about How to formulate a successful business strategy Pick the right strategy for your business How to analyze strategic choices in Excel Increase the value of your business or the businesses belong to your customers How to structure complex issues How to define key steps needed to achieve the selected strategy Estimate the impact of strategic option you have chosen This course is ideal for individuals who are Management Consultants or Business Analysts or current or futre CEO and COO or Small and medium business owners or Startups founders or Controllers It is particularly useful for Management Consultants or Business Analysts or current or futre CEO and COO or Small and medium business owners or Startups founders or Controllers.

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Summary

Title: Strategy for Management Consultants & Business Analysts

Price: $74.99

Average Rating: 4.48

Number of Lectures: 139

Number of Published Lectures: 139

Number of Curriculum Items: 139

Number of Published Curriculum Objects: 139

Original Price: $189.99

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What You Will Learn

How to formulate a successful business strategy
Pick the right strategy for your business
How to analyze strategic choices in Excel
Increase the value of your business or the businesses belong to your customers
How to structure complex issues
How to define key steps needed to achieve the selected strategy
Estimate the impact of strategic option you have chosen

Who Should Attend

Management Consultants
Business Analysts
current or futre CEO and COO
Small and medium business owners
Startups founders
Controllers

Target Audiences

Management Consultants
Business Analysts
current or futre CEO and COO
Small and medium business owners
Startups founders
Controllers

What is the aim of this course?

Strategy is one of the most dreaded subjects in any business. There are so many conflicting frameworks that is difficult to decide what to choose. In this course, you will learn a framework that will help you formulate and execute the strategy for your businesses on the level of top consulting firms i.e. McKinsey, BCG, Bain, PwC, and EY. You will also see how others are implementing their strategic choices.

This course will help you drastically improve your knowledge and skills in creating as well as executing a strategy for your business (or your customers’ businesses). It is designed for people who want to become management consultants, business analysts, or work on creating and implementing the strategy inside the business. In the course you will learn 3 main things:

What strategic choices do you have and how to choose the optimal one?
How to calculate the impact of the chosen strategy or tactic?
How to implement the strategy and how others are doing it?

The course is based on my 15 years of experience as a consultant in top consulting firms and as a Board Member responsible for strategy, improvement, and turn-arounds in the biggest companies in the Retail, FMCG, SMG, and B2B sectors that I worked for. I have carried out or supervised over 90 different performance improvements and strategic projects in different industries that generated a total of 2 billion in additional EBITDA. On many occasions, I had to not only formulate the strategy but also make sure that it was implemented. On the basis of what you will find in this course, I have trained in person over 100 consultants, business analysts, and managers who now are CEOs, Board Members, Operational Directors, COOs, Investment Directors, Directors in Consulting Firms, etc. On top of that my courses on Udemy were already taken by more than 237 000 students including people working in EY, McKinsey, Walmart, Booz Allen Hamilton, Adidas, Naspers, Alvarez & Marsal, PwC, Dell, Walgreens, Orange, and many others.

I teach through cases so most of the lectures are case studies showing some business problems solved in Excel. In this way, you get a lot of practical insight into how to calculate the impact of strategic changes or how to decide which strategic option is useful. These skills will come in handy during consulting projects. To every lecture, you will find attached (in additional resources) the Excels shown in the lecture so as a part of this course you will also get a library of ready-made analyses that can, with certain modifications, be applied by you in your work.

Why have I decided to create this course?

Most consultants and business analysts are a bit lost during strategic projects. On one hand, you have a business you don’t quite understand as it is new to you. On the other hand, you have a multitude of frameworks that are conflicting with each other and quite often not practical enough. To make matters worse the customer – the business you are working for has problems understanding what you are trying to convey with your thick presentations and thousands of Excel files.

Therefore, I have gathered all my experience into one framework that is easy to follow not only for you but also for your customers. I believe in the power of data. That is why, I will show you also how to prove, using hard data and calculation in Excel, that a certain strategic choice is good or bad. In order to make certain strategies easier to understand I have also added plenty of examples of businesses using specific strategies.

To sum it up, I believe that if you want to find a way to grow a business you have to become an expert in formulating and executing a proper strategy for this business. This course has all the materials you need to become one. That is why, I highly recommend this course not only to consultants or business analysts that have to advise their customers but also to owners, founders of businesses as well as board members.

In what way will you benefit from this course?

The course is a practical, step-by-step guide loaded with tons of examples, analyses, tricks, and hints that will significantly improve the speed with which you formulate a strategy. There is little theory – mainly examples, a lot of tips from my own experience as well as other notable examples worth mentioning. Our intention is that thanks to the course you will know:

What strategic choices do you have and how to choose the optimal one?
How to calculate the impact of the chosen strategy or tactic?
How to implement the strategy and how others are doing it?
What are the consequences of a specific strategic choice for your business?

You can also ask me any question either through the discussion field or by messaging me directly.

How the course is organized?

The course is divided into the following sections:

Introduction.We begin with a little intro into the course as well as some general info on production
Do what you do but better.In the second section, I will discuss the basic things you can do to improve its profitability without much growth or expansion. This strategic direction is the best for people who are satisfied with the current size of their business
Expand your business.In this section, I will show you different ways in which you can grow your business or your customers’ businesses in size. This strategic choice is perfect for those businesses that have a winning business model and a lot of room to grow. As always there will be loads of case studies, practical knowledge of how to do in practice the necessary calculations in Excels
Go niche.In the 4th section, I will show you how you can protect your business by going into a niche. I will devote a lot of time to the Blue Ocean Strategy and Low-Cost Strategy – 2 very powerful strategic concepts that have been disrupting many markets
Transform.In the 5th section, I will show you how you can transform your business from your current vulnerable position into a better place with better margins and more room to grow.
Disrupt Yourself.In this section, I will show you the last strategic option you may consider. Here you decide to look for ways to disrupt yourself before somebody else does it. I will discuss ways in which you can do it and I will show you plenty of examples of successful execution of this strategy
You will be able also to download many additional resources
Excels with analyses shown in the course
Presentation of slides shown in the course
Links to additional presentations and movies
Links to books worth reading

At the end of my course, students will be able to…

How to formulate a successful business strategy
Pick the right strategy for your business
How to crunch data in Excel
Estimate the impact of the strategic option you have chosen
Increase the value of your business or the businesses that belong to your customers
How to structure complex issues
How to define key steps needed to achieve the selected strategy

Who should take this course? Who should not?

Management Consultants
Business Analysts
Small and medium business owners
Startups founders
Controllers

Enjoy the course and if you have any questions or requests just let me know

Course Curriculum

Chapter 1: Introduction

Lecture 1: What the course will be about

Lecture 2: A little bit about me

Lecture 3: How this course will be organized?

Lecture 4: How to deal with Blurry image

Lecture 5: How to reach additional resources

Lecture 6: How to find information and ask questions

Chapter 2: Do what you do but better

Lecture 1: Do what you do but better – Introduction

Lecture 2: Overview of cases we will talk about in this section

Lecture 3: Improve processes – Introduction

Lecture 4: DIY – internal logistics optimization – Introduction

Lecture 5: DIY – internal logistics optimization – Solution

Lecture 6: DIY – internal logistics optimization – Solution in Excel

Lecture 7: DIY – the remaining processes

Lecture 8: Use the right tools in the right manner – examples

Lecture 9: Pricing – Introduction

Lecture 10: Pricing – Psychology – Price vs Benefit

Lecture 11: Pricing – Psychology – Fair Price

Lecture 12: Pricing dilemma – case study

Lecture 13: Pricing dilemma – Solution

Lecture 14: What will be the effect of the price increase – Introduction

Lecture 15: What will be the effect of the price increase – Solution – Impact on coffee only

Lecture 16: What will be the effect of the price increase – Solution – Impact on boths

Lecture 17: More on Pricing

Lecture 18: Optimize Working Capital – Introduction

Lecture 19: Optimize Working Capital – Inventory analysis – Introduction

Lecture 20: Optimize Working Capital – Inventory analysis – Solution

Lecture 21: Operational Excellence – Introduction

Lecture 22: Operational Excellence – Introduction to math for low cost models

Lecture 23: Operational Excellence – Compound effect

Lecture 24: Operational Excellence – Raynair vs regular airline – math behind the low cost m

Lecture 25: Where can you learn more about low-cost busisnesses

Lecture 26: Cross-selling & up-selling – General remarks

Lecture 27: Cross-selling – Case Introduction

Lecture 28: Cross-selling – Case Solution

Lecture 29: Sell non-core assets – Introduction

Lecture 30: Sell non-core assets – Cosmetics – Case Introduction

Lecture 31: Sell non-core assets – Cosmetics – Case Solution for the Hotel

Lecture 32: Sell non-core assets – Cosmetics – Case Solution for the Kindergarten

Chapter 3: Expand your business

Lecture 1: Expand your business – Introduction

Lecture 2: Overview of cases we will talk about in this section

Lecture 3: Penetrate existing markets / products – Introduction

Lecture 4: Introduction to Expansion

Lecture 5: Expansion of current model – Options

Lecture 6: Saturating existing markets – Introduction

Lecture 7: Saturating existing markets – Case Introduction

Lecture 8: Saturating existing markets – Data for the case study

Lecture 9: Saturating existing markets – Number of Stores

Lecture 10: Saturating existing markets – Stores by concepts

Lecture 11: Saturating existing markets – Concept & Space

Lecture 12: Saturating existing markets – Solution in Power Point

Lecture 13: Target new customers with existing products – Introduction

Lecture 14: Restaurant Chain – How to define segments / target groups

Lecture 15: Restaurant Chain – Example of segmentation

Lecture 16: Examples of segmentations

Lecture 17: Target new customers with existing products – Fitness Clubs – Introduction

Lecture 18: Target new customers with existing products – Fitness Clubs – Number of customer

Lecture 19: Target new customers with existing products – Fitness Clubs – Profit & Loss

Lecture 20: Target new customers with existing products – Fitness Clubs – Final Solution

Lecture 21: Enter new markets for existing products – Introduction

Lecture 22: Expansion strategy into other countries – Introduction

Lecture 23: Expansion strategy into other countries – Case Introduction

Lecture 24: Expansion strategy into other countries – Data for the case study

Lecture 25: Expansion strategy into other countries – Which function to use

Lecture 26: Expansion strategy into other countries – Solution in Excel

Lecture 27: Expansion strategy into other countries – Solution in Power Point

Lecture 28: New products within old categories – Introduction

Lecture 29: New products within old categories – Case Introduction

Lecture 30: New products within old categories – Case Solution – Vaccum Cleaners estimation

Lecture 31: New products within old categories – Case Solution – The rest in Excel

Lecture 32: New products within old categories – Case Solution – Power Point

Lecture 33: New products expanding brand – Introduction

Lecture 34: How to expand the brand – Milk Producer – Introduction

Lecture 35: How to expand the brand – Solution – Part 1

Lecture 36: How to expand the brand – Solution – Part 2

Lecture 37: How to expand the brand – Solution – Scatter Plot

Lecture 38: Does it make sense to introduce new services or product – Introduction

Lecture 39: Does it make sense to introduce new services or product – Solution – Part 1

Lecture 40: Does it make sense to introduce new services or product – Solution – Part 2

Lecture 41: Go up / down the value chain – Introduction

Lecture 42: Go up / down the value chain – When it makes sense

Lecture 43: Go up / down the value chain – Benefit System

Lecture 44: Go up / down the value chain – Zara

Lecture 45: Capitalize on business assets – Introduction

Lecture 46: Expand via M&A – Introduction

Lecture 47: Expand via M&A – Amazon

Lecture 48: Expand via M&A – Plywood – Introduction

Lecture 49: Expand via M&A – Plywood – Solution

Lecture 50: Expand via M&A – Plywood – Calculation in Excel

Lecture 51: Expand via M&A – Plywood – Power Point

Lecture 52: Expand via M&A – Disney

Lecture 53: Expand via M&A – Microsoft

Chapter 4: Go niche – Introduction

Lecture 1: Go niche – Introduction

Lecture 2: Low Cost Model – Introduction

Lecture 3: IKEA

Lecture 4: Raynair

Lecture 5: Biedronka

Instructors

Asen Gyczew
Expert in performance improvement, turnaround and startups

Rating Distribution

1 stars: 79 votes
2 stars: 167 votes
3 stars: 1305 votes
4 stars: 3965 votes
5 stars: 5246 votes

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