This eBook will help you will learn the purpose and importance of developing effective strategic management plans. It will explain how strategic planning in organizational management can help determine a company’s future, help strategists detect possible threats and weaknesses, as well as help them to identify strengths and opportunities. By including a case study of the music industry based on my perceptions as an alumnus of Capitol-EMI Records, this title will also help you understand more clearly that by including such tactics as the observation and evaluation of organizational behavior and outcomes, strategic management planning can help companies maintain a competitive edge as a leader in the marketplace and still remain profitable.