Welcome to the 10 Dollar MBA, and thank you for having chosen it!

With this course, you have access to literally hundreds of possibilities to improve your business, which have all been sorted in a highly logical framework of “all of business”, in which each of the eight domains again has a highly logical build-up.

You obviously want to start as soon as possible. See two logical entries underneath. A third option is to start studying the detailed content overview and navigation here below. Go for it, get the most out of it (in the intro I’ll suggest what)!

Detail contents and navigation: you can jump straight to the blue and red topics

INTRODUCTION: (what is/does MBA insight, what to expect from SpeedMBA, the framework of All of Business)

GOALS. Companies must constantly attain goals. Thereto, work on:

1. STRATEGY: elaborate how to position the business in the environment.
   1. Intro (what is strategy, is it necessary? vision mission strategy, the challenge of strategy)
   2. Organization (work on your portfolio, work on your activity system, work on your resources)
   3. Positioning (advantages in your: production system, products, market approach, transaction model)
   4. Environment (elements of the sector environment)
      1. Pinpointing clients (client segmentation, 3 satisfaction levels, what to want from them)
      2. Marketing & Sales (the goal and the funnel, marketing, sales)
      3. Competition, Chain, Society (competition, supply chain, macro environment)
   5. Developing strategy (adopting ideas, analytical approach, explorative, design, process)
2. NEW BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT: elaborate and realize promising plans.
   1. Think over the Why (what is NBD, thinking over Why do it)
   2. Elaborate the What (business model, business plan, business case)
   3. Elaborate the How (roll-out plans, project management, activity plans)

WORK. For the above, work must constantly be arranged and done. Thereto, work on:

1. ORGANIZATION: elaborate which work, allocation, integration, and how.
   1. Intro (what is organization design, strategic tactical operational, work units and work breakdown)
   2. Classic design (scientific management, classic mechanisms, defects in the classic approach)
   3. Modern design (what a structure needs to assure, how to do this, limitations and comparison)
2. MANAGEMENT: steer the company adequately at various levels.
   1. Intro (intention, why is it needed, focus per level)
   2. Principles & Practices (what is actually managed, how does this work in principle, how does this turn out in practice)
   3. Improvement options (better insight, stronger accountability, better structure, better routines, better info (management models))

RESOURCES. The above requires resources, to be used in optimal ways. Thereto, keep track of:

1. FINANCE: fathom how all of what you (don’t) do translates into numbers.
   1. Intro (the essence of finance, the basics of accounting)
   2. Financial statements (balance, profit & loss, equity, cash flow)
   3. Ratios & metrics (nature and general use, ratios and metrics in finance)
   4. Reading & assessing numbers (first get reality – then numbers, the mental process of understanding numbers, understanding fraud)
2. QUALITY IMPROVEMENT: work on making everything better.
   1. What is it (what is quality, the two directions of quality: external, internal)
   2. Why (not) work on it (why do it, why not do it)
   3. How: improvement techniques (simple and complex techniques, kaizen, TOC, the 7 basic tools, lean, six sigma)

PEOPLE. All of the above is initiated and realized by people. To optimize buy-in, work on:

1. PEOPLE MOBILIZATION: relate well to those who execute and those who support.
   1. Intro & HRM (the point of people mobilization, HRM)
   2. Teams & Change (team dynamics, team composition and harmony, change management)
   3. The larger mobilization picture (stakeholder management, relationship management, understanding culture)
2. LEADERSHIP & ENTREPRENEURSHIP: sharpen yourself as initiator and mobilizer.
   1. Intro (the point of leadership/entrepreneurship, leaders managers entrepreneurs)
   2. Work on Self (work on your: leadership path, skills, focus, habits)
   3. Relating to others (situational leadership, power, people directing principles, effective communication)
   4. Entrepreneurship (the entrepreneurial reality, mindset, personal effectiveness)

OUTRO: Overall recap