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Course description

All organizations prioritize. In order to shape the future course of a business, strategy analysis is used to understand all aspects of the business - the strategic, tactical and operational. Strategy analysis helps to align the business strategy to the tactical and operational environment, enabling transformative organizational change.

Effective strategy analysis seeks to answer not only the "how" of a solution, but the "what" and the "why."  This course enables students to partner with stakeholders to discover, understand, collaborate and establish specific business needs that reflect the future direction of the organization. Students also consider ways to understand the current business state, define the future state, establish the risk and change approach requirements and consider ways to measure solution performance.

Learner outcomes

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to

  • apply techniques to understand and articulate current organizational capabilities and needs.
  • facilitate discussions with executives and senior managers to institute business goals and objectives.
  • establish stakeholders' future state thinking solution scope and decisions criteria for business projects and initiatives.
  • identify and assess business risks and their potential impact on the organization.
  • define, communicate and implement a change strategy considering critical success factors.
  • create relevant measurement metrics to evaluate performance and track the progress of an initiative or solution.

Applies towards:

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Section title
Strategic Business Analysis
Type
ON - Online
Dates
Jul 14, 2025 to Aug 10, 2025
Schedule and Location
Contact Hours
15.0
Delivery options
Online  
Course Fee(s)
TXBA non-credit $585.00
Reading List / Textbook

Available at the Cougars Campus Store for online order or in-person purchase. Search by any available Term and Department XBUA. If your course does not display, email campusstore@mtroyal.ca or phone 403.440.6300. 

IIBA members can download a complimentary PDF copy of the BABOK Guide for their own personal and professional use from the IIBA https://www.iiba.org/
Non-members can purchase a PDF copy.

Section Notes

•   This is an online, asynchronous course; it is not an independent study course. There are set due dates for graded and non-graded assessments and students are required to actively participate throughout the course via discussion and other activities.

•   Before your course begins, ensure your MyMRU account is activated. Step-by-step instructions for account activation can be found here. Once you have activated your account and have your MyMRU login information, you can log into your MRU Google account using your @mtroyal.ca email address and set up Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA). Help with your Google account can be found here, and help setting up MFA can be found here.

•   Course content will be available on the D2L Brightspace Learning Management System (LMS) 3 days prior to the start date of your course. You must be logged in to your MRU Gmail account to access D2L Brightspace. Your instructor will be available on the course start date.

•  Review our Student Information site for additional information about forms and policies, campus maps, parking information, technical support, and more.

•  For questions about this course or other information, contact cebusiness@mtroyal.ca or 403.440.6861 / 1.888.392.3655 toll-free.

Section title
Strategic Analysis
Type
ON - Online
Dates
Oct 27, 2025 to Nov 23, 2025
Schedule and Location
Contact Hours
15.0
Delivery options
Online  
Course Fee(s)
TXBA non-credit $585.00
Reading List / Textbook

Available at the Cougars Campus Store for online order or in-person purchase. Search by any available Term and Department XBUA. If your course does not display, email campusstore@mtroyal.ca or phone 403.440.6300. 

IIBA members can download a complimentary PDF copy of the BABOK Guide for their own personal and professional use from the IIBA https://www.iiba.org/
Non-members can purchase a PDF copy.

Section Notes

•   This is an online, asynchronous course; it is not an independent study course. There are set due dates for graded and non-graded assessments and students are required to actively participate throughout the course via discussion and other activities.

•   Before your course begins, ensure your MyMRU account is activated. Step-by-step instructions for account activation can be found here. Once you have activated your account and have your MyMRU login information, you can log into your MRU Google account using your @mtroyal.ca email address and set up Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA). Help with your Google account can be found here, and help setting up MFA can be found here.

•   Course content will be available on the D2L Brightspace Learning Management System (LMS) 3 days prior to the start date of your course. You must be logged in to your MRU Gmail account to access D2L Brightspace. Your instructor will be available on the course start date.

•  Review our Student Information site for additional information about forms and policies, campus maps, parking information, technical support, and more.

•  For questions about this course or other information, contact cebusiness@mtroyal.ca or 403.440.6861 / 1.888.392.3655 toll-free.

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