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Connected Strategy

Course 2 of 3: Professional Certificate in Connected Strategy 6 Weeks 2–4 hours per week recommended
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Connected Strategy

6 Weeks
2–4 hours per week

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About this course

In this course, you’ll learn how technology has enabled firms to fundamentally change how they connect with their customers. Professors Christian Terwiesch and Nicolaj Siggelkow of the Wharton School have designed this course to help you explore the impact of connected strategies and business opportunities associated with those strategies. Through study and analysis of both the innovation framework and value proposition, you’ll learn how Connected Customer Experience and the Connected Delivery Models can be utilized in a myriad of industry and business models. You’ll also explore different types of connected customers/producers and examples of connected strategy and evaluate existing technologies that can inform the design of connected relationships. By the end of this course, you’ll be able to identify different types of connected strategies and opportunities in a variety of business models so you can employ best practices and achieve success within your organization.

 

What you’ll learn

Identify and define connected strategies, their potential and value proposition
Analyze customer experiences to understand the customer journey
Leverage positive feedback loops with customers to create effective customization strategies
Identify connected relationships in your firm to improve your connected strategy
Create connection architecture and implement connected customer relationship strategies

Professional Certificate in Strategic Management

Pay as you go – start the first course for $199. Enhance your leadership skills, deploy winning strategies, and turn challenges into opportunities for your business.
Business Strategy from Wharton: Competitive Advantage
Connected Strategy
Connected Strategy Capstone
3 Courses 15-18 weeks 2–4 hours per week
Complete Program $537.30
Program Details

Prerequisites

Familiarity with basic business concepts
This is a graduate level course

Meet Your Instructors

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Nicolaj Siggelkow

David M. Knott Professor of Management at The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
Nicolaj Siggelkow is the David M. Knott Professor of Management, and a Co-Director of the Mack Institute for Innovation Management at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. Professor Siggelkow has been the recipient of multiple MBA and Undergraduate Excellence in Teaching Awards, and his research has been published in the leading management journals, including Academy of Management Journal, Administrative Science Quarterly, Journal of Industrial Economics, Management Science, Organization Science, and Strategic Organization.
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Christian Terwiesch

Andrew M. Heller Professor at The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
Christian Terwiesch is the Andrew M. Heller Professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He is a Professor in Wharton’s Operations, Information and Decisions department, co-director of Penn’s Mack Institute for Innovation Management, and also holds a faculty appointment In Penn’s Perelman School of Medicine. His research on Operations Management and on Innovation Management appears in many of the leading academic journals ranging from Management Science to The New England Journal of Medicine. He is an award winning teacher with extensive experience in MBA teaching and executive education. Professor Terwiesch is the co-author of Matching Supply with Demand, a widely used text-book in Operations Management that is now in its third edition. Based on this book, Professor Terwiesch has launched the first Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) in business on Coursera. By now, well over 250,000 students enrolled in the course.
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Experience Level

Intermediate

Learning Partner

The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania

Program Type

Professional Certificate

Subject

Business & Management
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