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Global Strategy and Leadership - Module 5
Season 5, Ep. 5
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CPA Australia Global Strategy & Leadership — Module 5: Strategy Development.
Listen-along study episode covering the key concepts and frameworks for developing strategy, how to evaluate strategic options and their risks, and how to turn the chosen options into strategic themes and a finalised strategy.
📘 GSL Index — 402 key terms with study-guide page refs:
https://buymeacoffee.com/cpaexamguide/e/559231
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What this episode covers
• Aligning vision, mission, values, goals and strategy, and the leadership and management roles
• Strategic drivers and considerations: operations, organisation and people, products, services and markets
• How strategic drivers and levers interact when implementing an option
• Evaluating options and strategic fit: value/effort, weighted criteria, business analytics
• Risk assessment: risk framework, rating, treatment, cost–benefit analysis, timing risks
• Integrating options into strategic themes, setting KPMs and the pre-implementation review
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