Learn how to guide your business to successThis books focus on all aspects of business strategy from development to implementationThis book covers the aspects of strategic management. You will learn how to evaluate industry evolution, build and sustain competitive advantage, formulate and assess business strategies, and align efforts to organizational strategy. You will strategic analysis and improve your strategic thinking. This book is structured in four different parts. PART I: Fundamentals of Business StrategyDevelop your ability to think strategically, analyze the competitive environment, and recommend firm positioning and value creation. In this part, we will 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. Part II: Advanced Business StrategyAdvance your strategic analysis skills in this follow-up to Foundations of Business Strategy. In this part, you will learn the tools to analyze strategy across time (competitive dynamics), industries (corporate strategy), geographies (international strategy), and institutions (non-market strategy). We will introduce the tools you need to complete a comprehensive evaluation and understand the strategy dynamics of an industry: Competitive Lifecycle, Internationalization and Stakeholder Analyses, and Diversification Matrices. Part III: Strategy for Business GrowthGet the tools you need to analyze, evaluate and recommend specific actions organizations can take to grow their value and avoid common growth pitfalls. Learn to determine how best to build value, whether by scaling existing markets, entering established markets or creating new markets through innovation and acquisitions. Part IV: Strategic Planning and ExecutionAvoid the pitfalls of strategy planning and execution with the tools and skills. You will learn the pillars of strategy execution --analysis, formulation, and implementation-- and how to use the 4A model to effectively approach strategy execution.About The AuthorJens Devillé is an author, investor, and project professional with a passion for management and personal development. He studied multilingual communication at HUB College in Brussels and has a master degree in the management sciences with a focus on Open Innovation.Currently he is active for a major European retailer as Resource Manager in an IT and project environment. He uses his knowledge of methodologies like PRINCE2, MsP, MoP, MoR, ITIL, Six Sigma to support many different project portfolios and programs.