• For Individuals
  • For Businesses
  • For Universities
  • For Governments
Degrees
​
Log In
Join for Free
  • Browse
  • Strategic Planning

Strategic Planning Courses

Strategic planning courses can help you learn goal setting, resource allocation, risk assessment, and performance measurement. You can build skills in SWOT analysis, scenario planning, and aligning organizational objectives with actionable strategies. Many courses introduce tools like Gantt charts, balanced scorecards, and project management software, which aid in visualizing timelines, tracking progress, and ensuring that strategic initiatives are effectively implemented.

Popular Strategic Planning Courses and Certifications


  • Status: New
    New
    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    C

    Coursera

    Evaluate Paid Media Performance

    Skills you'll gain: Performance marketing, Paid media, Pay Per Click Advertising, Digital Advertising, Online Advertising, Digital Media Strategy, Data-Driven Marketing, Digital Analysis, Campaign Management, Marketing Analytics, Marketing Effectiveness, Marketing Budgets, Digital Marketing Campaigns, Digital Marketing, Media Planning, Social Media Campaigns, Performance Analysis, Performance Measurement, Cost Containment, Cross-Channel Marketing

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    M

    Michigan State University

    How to Start Your Own Business

    Skills you'll gain: Financial Statements, Intellectual Property, Value Propositions, Financial Statement Analysis, Business Planning, Design Thinking, Ideation, Innovation, Income Statement, Entrepreneurship, Self-Starter, Customer Acquisition Management, Business Modeling, Product Development, Balance Sheet, Market Opportunities, New Product Development, Verification And Validation, Milestones (Project Management), Leadership

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
    ·
    1.3K reviews

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

  • Status: New
    New
    Status: Preview
    Preview
    B

    Board Infinity

    AI for E-Commerce: No-Code Tools for Sales & Marketing

    Skills you'll gain: Fraud detection, Google Gemini, Decision Intelligence, Demand Planning, Personalized Campaigns, Customer experience improvement, User Feedback, Customer Insights, Gemini, Text Mining, E-Commerce, AI Personalization, AI Enablement, Email Automation, Customer Demand Planning, Customer Analysis, AI powered creativity, Retail Store Operations, AI literacy, Design Software

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Preview
    Preview
    U

    University of London

    Managing the Company of the Future

    Skills you'll gain: Management Training And Development, Organizational Change, Coordinating, Leadership and Management, Organizational Development, Leadership Studies, Innovation, Culture Transformation, Coordination, People Management, Business Transformation, Professional Development, Process Analysis, Leadership, Personal Development, Employee Engagement, Goal Setting, Motivational Skills

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
    ·
    3.7K reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: New
    New
    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    C

    Chris Croft Training

    Project Management: Interactive Problem Solving

    Skills you'll gain: Stakeholder Management, Stakeholder Communications, Project Controls, Project Management, Project Risk Management, Project Scoping, Project Portfolio Management, Project Design, Project Schedules, Agile Project Management, Milestones (Project Management), Project Coordination, Project Planning, Project Management Institute (PMI) Methodology, Project Management Life Cycle, Project Implementation, Project Estimation, Project Performance, Project Finance, Project Documentation

    Mixed · Course · 3 - 6 Months

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    S

    Saïd Business School, University of Oxford

    AI Foundations for Business Professionals

    Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Retrieval-Augmented Generation, Generative AI, Generative AI Agents, Prompt Patterns, Agentic Workflows, Responsible AI, Generative Model Architectures, Multimodal Prompts, AI Enablement, Artificial Neural Networks, Data Ethics, Governance, Artificial Intelligence, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Agentic systems, Business Ethics, Risk Management, Machine Learning, Project Management

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
    ·
    510 reviews

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    U

    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    The Digital Marketing Revolution

    Skills you'll gain: Marketing Management, Marketing, Strategic Marketing, Marketing Strategies, Consumer Behaviour, Marketing Channel, Cross-Channel Marketing, Global Marketing, Digital Transformation, Case Studies, digital literacy, Digital Marketing, Business Strategy, Innovation

    Build toward a degree

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
    ·
    1.8K reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    A
    A

    Multiple educators

    Real-World AI for Everyone

    Skills you'll gain: AI literacy, Retrieval-Augmented Generation, AI powered creativity, Vibe coding, Problem Solving, AI Enablement, Prompt Engineering Tools, AI Personalization, Multimodal Prompts, Productivity Software, Generative AI, Communication Strategies, Responsible AI, Business Communication, Productivity, Project Planning, Planning, Business Planning, Project Management, Business

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
    ·
    119 reviews

    Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: Preview
    Preview
    H

    Howard University

    Project Management Essentials

    Skills you'll gain: Project Management Institute (PMI) Methodology, Project Management Life Cycle, Project Management, Project Management Software, Project Controls, Project Implementation, Project Planning, Project Closure

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
    ·
    1.1K reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Preview
    Preview
    T

    The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

    Python and Statistics for Financial Analysis

    Skills you'll gain: Statistical Inference, Portfolio Risk, Statistical Methods, Pandas (Python Package), Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Probability & Statistics, Risk Analysis, Statistics, Financial Trading, Financial Data, Data Manipulation, Statistical Analysis, Risk Management, Feature Engineering, Regression Analysis, Financial Analysis, Jupyter, Financial Market, Python Programming, Data Visualization

    4.4
    Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
    ·
    4.6K reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: New
    New
    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    M

    Microsoft

    Journey Design and Orchestration

    Skills you'll gain: Campaign Management, Personalized Campaigns, Cross-Channel Marketing, Campaign Planning, Email Marketing, Digital Marketing Campaigns, Content Performance Analysis, AI Personalization, Journey Mapping, Social Media Campaigns, Data-Driven Marketing, Advertising Mail, Customer experience improvement, Conversion Funnel Analysis, Communication Planning, Performance Analysis, Customer Insights, Driving engagement, Marketing Budgets, Marketing Analytics

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    U

    University of Pennsylvania

    Operations Analytics

    Skills you'll gain: Descriptive Analytics, Business Analytics, Analytics, Predictive Analytics, Operational Analysis, Predictive Modeling, Data Analysis, Operations Management, Demand Planning, Forecasting, Simulation and Simulation Software, Business Modeling, Risk Modeling, Risk Analysis, Supply Chain Planning, Decision Making, Strategic Decision-Making, Decision Tree Learning, Spreadsheet Software, Microsoft Excel

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
    ·
    5.1K reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

1…808182…621

In summary, here are 10 of our most popular strategic planning courses

  • Evaluate Paid Media Performance: Coursera
  • How to Start Your Own Business: Michigan State University
  • AI for E-Commerce: No-Code Tools for Sales & Marketing: Board Infinity
  • Managing the Company of the Future: University of London
  • Project Management: Interactive Problem Solving: Chris Croft Training
  • AI Foundations for Business Professionals: Saïd Business School, University of Oxford
  • The Digital Marketing Revolution: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
  • Real-World AI for Everyone: Advancing Women in Tech
  • Project Management Essentials: Howard University
  • Python and Statistics for Financial Analysis: The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

Skills you can learn in Business Strategy

Modeling (25)
Market (economics) (21)
Plan (19)
Planning (16)
Strategic Management (16)
Business Model (13)
Operations Management (13)
Analytics (12)
Evaluation (12)
Project Management (11)
Supply Chain (10)
Decision-making (9)

Other topics to explore

Arts and Humanities
338 courses
Business
1095 courses
Computer Science
668 courses
Data Science
425 courses
Information Technology
145 courses
Health
471 courses
Math and Logic
70 courses
Personal Development
137 courses
Physical Science and Engineering
413 courses
Social Sciences
401 courses
Language Learning
150 courses

Coursera Footer

Skills

  • Accounting
  • Artificial Intelligence (AI)
  • Cybersecurity
  • Data Analytics
  • Digital Marketing
  • Human Resources (HR)
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Project Management
  • Python
  • SQL

Professional Certificates

  • Google AI Certificate
  • Google Cybersecurity Certificate
  • Google Data Analytics Certificate
  • Google IT Support Certificate
  • Google Project Management Certificate
  • Google UX Design Certificate
  • IBM AI Engineering Certificate
  • IBM AI Product Manager Certificate
  • IBM Data Science Certificate
  • Intuit Academy Bookkeeping Certificate

Courses & Specializations

  • AI Essentials Specialization
  • AI For Business Specialization
  • AI For Everyone Course
  • AI in Healthcare Specialization
  • Deep Learning Specialization
  • Excel Skills for Business Specialization
  • Financial Markets Course
  • Machine Learning Specialization
  • Prompt Engineering for ChatGPT Course
  • Python for Everybody Specialization

Career Resources

  • Career Aptitude Test
  • CAPM Certification Requirements
  • CompTIA A+ Certification Requirements
  • CompTIA Security+ Certification Requirements
  • Essential IT Certifications
  • High-Income Skills to Learn
  • How to Learn Artificial Intelligence
  • PMP Certification Requirements
  • Popular Cybersecurity Certifications
  • Share your Coursera learning story

Coursera

  • About
  • What We Offer
  • Leadership
  • Careers
  • Catalog
  • Coursera Plus
  • Professional Certificates
  • MasterTrack® Certificates
  • Degrees
  • For Enterprise
  • For Government
  • For Campus
  • Become a Partner
  • Social Impact
  • Free Courses
  • Udemy

Community

  • Learners
  • Partners
  • Beta Testers
  • Blog
  • The Coursera Podcast
  • Tech Blog

More

  • Press
  • Investors
  • Terms
  • Privacy
  • Help
  • Accessibility
  • Contact
  • Articles
  • Directory
  • Affiliates
  • Modern Slavery Statement
  • Cookies Preference Center
Learn Anywhere
Download on the App Store
Get it on Google Play
Logo of Certified B Corporation
© 2026 Coursera Inc. All rights reserved.
  • Coursera Facebook
  • Coursera Linkedin
  • Coursera Twitter
  • Coursera YouTube
  • Coursera Instagram
  • Coursera TikTok