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About the Course

A Capstone Project is an assignment designed specifically to apply and showcase the skills you learned in the Specialization. To this end, the Business Strategy Capstone Project, a comprehensive Strategic Analysis, provides an opportunity for you to synthesize concepts and knowledge from the four prerequisite courses in the specialization. In this course, developed at the Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia, you will be guided through your project by top-ranked faculty. You may continue with the organization you selected for previous assignments or select a new organization for this project. You will analyze the current state of the organization, strategic issues facing the organization, strategic paths the organization might pursue, make a recommendation of the best path for the organization to pursue, and write an Executive Summary. Your finished project will serve as an artifact showcasing your ability to conduct research on/within an organization, select and apply the most appropriate analytical tools, build a well-supported case for a specific position, and effectively communicate key points with executive leadership....

Top reviews

DO

Oct 17, 2019

The hands on approach helped me to gain confidence in my ability to carry out a strategic analysis of an organization. The project forced me to thoroughly revise all the preceding 4 courses.

MN

Jul 29, 2020

I have learnt how to use business strategy in the real world. I would like to thank the instructors as well as coursera, for making this learning process incredible, interesting and joyful.

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51 - 56 of 56 Reviews for Business Strategy in Practice (Project-centered Course)

By LEE S M

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Jun 13, 2016

A well structured course for acquiring the fundamental knowledge on business strategy.

By WASIM I B

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Sep 27, 2017

interesting course

By Shawn A W

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Dec 10, 2020

The specialization is a great one, but the capstone class was disappointing. There is little new content - so success is based on having sufficiently insightful peer reviews.

By SID_AHMED H

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Jun 20, 2020

I think it's a repetition of the assignments of the previous courses in the specialization. I really liked the specialization but this project was my least favorite part.

By Kimberely C

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Nov 10, 2018

This course has no additional information from the previous courses. I felt it was just repetitive with just rewriting the same thing over again

By ZAKARIYA A A S

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Apr 9, 2025

Taking the “Business Strategy in Practice” course was an incredibly enriching experience. What stood out most was the balance between theoretical frameworks and practical application. Unlike many traditional strategy courses, this one centered around developing a real-world strategic project step-by-step—allowing for deep engagement with both the content and the strategic tools provided.