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Business Development: Strategic Planning

via LinkedIn Learning

Overview

Use strategic planning to develop your business. Learn how to clearly define your vision and goals, create strategic initiatives, and implement your plan.

Syllabus

Introduction
  • Introduction to business development strategies
1. The Power of Business Development Strategic Planning
  • What is business development strategic planning?
  • The impact of business development strategic planning
  • Getting clarity on the vision, mission, and values
2. The Foundations of Business Development Strategic Planning
  • Skills for developing a business development strategic plan
  • Design the team to build a business development strategic plan
  • Tools to develop the business development strategic plan
3. Developing Your Business Development Strategic Plan
  • Defining your vision, mission, and values
  • Identifying your ideal customer profile
  • Competitive analysis for strategic planning
  • Environmental scans for strategic planning
  • Goals: Long term
4. Implementing and Effectively Managing Your Business Development Strategic Plan
  • Understand your current state: SWOT and Seeds, Weeds, Needs
  • Designing your action plans for strategic planning
  • Measurement, milestones, and accountability for a strategic plan
  • Keeping your strategic plan agile and relevant
Conclusion
  • Five pitfalls of business development strategic planning
  • What comes next for business development strategic planning

Taught by

Meridith Powell

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