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How to Earn It
The Certificate in Business Strategy includes three self-paced online modules:
- Strategy Analysis — Use key analysis and frameworks to better understand the foundations of successful business strategy.
- Growth Strategy — Analyze, evaluate and recommend specific actions organizations can take to grow their value, while also avoiding common growth pitfalls.
- Strategy Planning — Develop and implement your own strategic plan with expert guidance.
These three programs will release sequentially on the learning platform as you finish each one.
UPCOMING PROGRAM:
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20 February–30 July 2023
TIME COMMITMENT:
On average, 3–6 months | 2–6 hours/week, plus program project
Continuing Education Credit
6 CEUs: Equivalent to 60 hours of contact work.
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What You'll Learn
- Use various analyses to guide decision making
- Identify and evaluate opportunities to scale an organization
- Assess the impact of a potential merger and acquisition
- Discover how to enter new markets
- Learn how businesses compete across industries
- Discover how, where, and when to enter foreign markets
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Participant Profile
- Executives and managers looking for a refresher to help tackle strategic challenges
- Emerging leaders looking to improve their ability to understand strategy and position themselves for advancement
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Program Format & Cost
Program Format:
Self-Paced Online
Cost:
$2,700
Payment is due in full at time of registration.
The Certificate in Business Strategy includes three self-paced online modules:
- Strategy Analysis — Use key analysis and frameworks to better understand the foundations of successful business strategy.
- Growth Strategy — Analyze, evaluate and recommend specific actions organizations can take to grow their value, while also avoiding common growth pitfalls.
- Strategy Planning — Develop and implement your own strategic plan with expert guidance.
These three programs will release sequentially on the learning platform as you finish each one.
UPCOMING PROGRAM:
-
20 February–30 July 2023
TIME COMMITMENT:
On average, 3–6 months | 2–6 hours/week, plus program project
Continuing Education Credit
6 CEUs: Equivalent to 60 hours of contact work.
- Use various analyses to guide decision making
- Identify and evaluate opportunities to scale an organization
- Assess the impact of a potential merger and acquisition
- Discover how to enter new markets
- Learn how businesses compete across industries
- Discover how, where, and when to enter foreign markets
- Executives and managers looking for a refresher to help tackle strategic challenges
- Emerging leaders looking to improve their ability to understand strategy and position themselves for advancement
Program Format:
Self-Paced Online
Cost:
$2,700
Payment is due in full at time of registration.
The strategist’s challenge is to simultaneously manage three critical factors: values, opportunities and capabilities. In order to devise and execute a successful strategy, you need to analyze each of these factors to understand how your organization can create and sustain value.

Earn a Second Certificate
Completion of the Certificate in Business Strategy counts as one program towards Darden's noncredit Certificate in Leadership & Management. Complete three additional programs to earn this certificate.
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