assignment of week 4

1.      Who is a strategist?  Describe the main types of jobs that have a strong strategy element.

A person who designs a path for the growth and development of the organisation and increase the profitability of the firm, according to me is a strategist. A strategist is chief executive officers, top management team, non-executive directors they all decide the strategy. Job of a business analyst, of a CEO or founder of a company. For example Job of a business manager of McDonald’s, in the united kingdom the McDonald’s corporation has  two types  of store one is company McDonald’s and one is franchise McDonald’s  there is competition between these two, so the business manager and his up  consultant have to come up with various strategically plans to increase its customers like fast services, fresh  food, clean restaurants good customer service skills, politeness and on basic rule customer is always right apart from that the manager should come up with new ideas to  have more customers like storytelling,  free art classes, birthday  parties, face painting,  charity car wash  etc. which  will  help in  customer inflow which  means money inflow i.e. business profits.

2.       What is the difference between a strategic planner and a strategic consultant?

Strategic planner

·         They  identify business threats

·         They develop creative action plan

·         They find out  new  market  opportunities

·         They look for unique and new strategic solutions

           Strategic consultant

·         They transfer knowledge

·         They implement strategic change

·         They promote strategic  decisions

·         The analyse, prioritize and generate options