1. Discuss what the following statement means to you as it relates to strategic planning: planning would be impossible without assumptions.

Your response must be at least 75 words in length.

2. Describe one of the four corporate valuation methods (approaches for determining a business' monetary value).

Your response must be at least 75 words in length.

3.  According to Michael Porter, there are forces that together define the nature of competitiveness in a given industry. Discuss the one force that you believe is usually the most powerful.

Your response must be at least 200 words in length.

4. The Required Unit Resources identified several reasons why annual objectives are essential for strategy implementation. Discuss two of these reasons.

Your response must be at least 200 words in length.