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1 Analysis - Lessons 22-38

Overview

Sun Tzu’s system of strategy is methodical. The title of the first chapter of The Art of War is often translated as “Planning,” but today we think of planning as putting together a list of tasks. For Sun Tzu, the process does not begin with a to-do list but rather with an objective analysis of a strategic position. This analysis must take place before we undertake any action. We must know where we are before we can decide how we need to move.


In performing this analysis, we start with the basics. What roles does strategy play in life? Why is strategy important? We then analyze the components that make up a strategic position. How do these components determine a successful strategy? What are the characteristics of these components? How do they affect our chances of success?
We judge more than our own situation with this type of analysis. We can judge the quality of our competitors by whether or not they perform this type of analysis. How well do we think they understand their strategic situation?
Given the critical value of information, what information do we want our competitors to have? How do we want to control our competitors’ perceptions of the situation? What do we want our competitors to know about the competitive universe?

Sun Tzu’s chapter on analysis provides the keys to identifying winning situations. Our goal here is to understand our situations so we can predict where we can win and where we cannot.
 

This Chapter:

To start the Lessons 22 - 38, click here.

Unlike the Introduction, from now on the Warrior Class follows the original text of The Art of War in the order originally presented.

This lesson works just like the last. When you are asked a question, you check the box you think is correct and click the [Score and Continue] button. This will score your answer and take you to the next page (slide). You move between non-question slides using the [Next] and [Back] buttons on the bottom of the screen. Your score is shown below those buttons at the bottom of the page. You can use the [UP] button in the left column to return to this page and reset your score to zero.

You are still asked the same question both at the beginning and at end of each lesson and you are provided the answer in between, so the worst you can do is 50%. The next chapter gets a little harder. At the end of the chapter, if your score isn't high enough to move on to the next chapter (75%), we give you an opportunity to answer the questions again. Don't bother using the [BACK] button to return to a question to correct your answer. Your second answer WON'T be counted in your score. We can't make it that easy.

To start the Lessons 22 - 38, click here.

 

 

Review Lessons

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