Strategic Management
It is a process by which entrepreneurs assess their idea's viability and implement a strategy which ensures a long term sustainable competitive advantage of venture.
Components of Strategic Planning Process
- Initial assessment (Vision and Mission)
- Situational Analysis (Environmental Scanning)
- Strategy formulation (Objectives, business level, corporate level)
- Strategy implementation (policies, resource allocation, change management, organization chart)
- Strategy Monitoring (Measuring Company's Performance and controls, Linking Performance and Reward)