Ecosystem Strategy

Strategy

A plan of action designed to achieve a long-term or overall aim, involving resource allocation and competitive positioning.

Competitive Advantage

A condition or circumstance that puts a company in a superior business position relative to competitors.

Porter's Five Forces

A framework for analysing competitive forces in an industry: rivalry, new entrants, substitutes, buyer power, and supplier power.

SWOT Analysis

A strategic planning tool evaluating Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats facing an organisation.

Core Competency

A unique capability or advantage that distinguishes a company from its competitors and creates sustainable value.

Go-to-Market Strategy

A plan that specifies how a company will reach target customers and achieve competitive advantage with a new product.

Due Diligence

A comprehensive appraisal of a business or investment undertaken to establish its assets, liabilities, and commercial potential.

Mergers and Acquisitions

The consolidation of companies through various types of financial transactions including mergers, acquisitions, and takeovers.

Corporate Governance

The system of rules, practices, and processes by which a company is directed and controlled.

Scenario Planning

A strategic planning method creating multiple plausible future scenarios to improve decision-making resilience.

Strategic Foresight

A systematic approach to thinking about the future to inform present-day decisions and strategy.

Blue Ocean Strategy

A business theory that suggests companies create new market spaces rather than competing in existing ones.

The organisational framework of policies, roles, processes, and oversight mechanisms that ensure AI systems are developed and deployed ethically, safely, and in compliance with regulations.

The analysis of revenues and costs associated with a specific business model on a per-unit basis.

The systematic creation of new businesses from scratch within a corporate or studio environment, providing capital, talent, infrastructure, and strategic guidance from inception.

The systematic assessment of a target company's technology stack, architecture, technical debt, security posture, and engineering capabilities during mergers and acquisitions.

A cross-functional team within an organisation that defines AI strategy, develops best practices, builds shared capabilities, and accelerates AI adoption across business units.

The measurement framework for evaluating the financial returns of AI and automation investments, considering cost savings, productivity gains, error reduction, and revenue impact.

A situation where a customer is dependent on a vendor for products and services and cannot easily switch.

The practice of entrepreneurial behaviour within an established organisation to drive innovation.