Corporate Finance And Strategic Corporate Management

This course discusses strategic management and the role of the CFO in facilitating corporate strategy development.

What you'll learn

Establish a strategic management process at your organization.

Facilitate the development and implementation of strategy at your organization.

Play an important and leadership role in strategic planning and management of your organization.

Requirements

Prerequisite: Exposure to corporate strategy

No advanced preparation is needed for this course.

Description

The modern CFO is now finding themselves with a seat at the strategy development table. It’s crucial that the CFO make a valuable contribution. In this course, we will discuss strategic management and the role of the CFO in facilitating corporate strategy development. The CFO is used to working with frameworks and providing quantitative analysis to support decision making. This course provides the CFO with a holistic understanding of the entire strategic development process and develops competency in using various strategic tools to help guide organizations toward making well-reasoned and executed strategic initiatives.

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Introduction to the Modern CFO: The Financial Strategist

Lecture 2 Mission, Vision, Values, & Objectives

Lecture 3 Current Assessment and External Analysis

Lecture 4 Current Assessment and Internal Analysis

Lecture 5 Corporate Strategy Development

Lecture 6 Business Strategy Development and Competitive Positioning

Lecture 7 Functional Strategy Development

Lecture 8 Evaluation of Strategic Alternatives

Lecture 9 Strategy Implementation Challenges

Lecture 10 Monitoring Strategy Execution and Adapting to Circumstances

Section 2: supporting materials

Lecture 11 Strategic Management Workbook

Lecture 12 Slides: The Strategic CFO

Lecture 13 Strategic Management Glossary/Index

Section 3: Review and Test

Anyone interested in finance, accounting, or related fields.