This report provides a comprehensive overview of strategic management, encompassing the formulation and execution of strategies to achieve organizational goals. It explores the importance of strategic thinking, competitive advantage, and the different levels of strategy: corporate, business, and functional. The report details the strategic management process, including environmental scanning, SWOT analysis, and the formulation of corporate-level, business-level, and functional-level strategies. It also addresses global strategy considerations and the critical role of strategy execution. The report examines various strategic approaches such as portfolio strategy, diversification, and Porter's Five Forces, as well as the challenges and tools involved in putting strategy into action. The report emphasizes the importance of aligning all organizational aspects with strategic goals to ensure successful implementation and highlights potential pitfalls in strategy execution.