Strategy Tools
Assess Our Circumstances.
Look Outside: Our External Opportunities & Threats
Look Inside: Our Competitive Strengths & Weaknesses
Choose Our Strategic Moves
Identify Our “Big S” Strategic Alternatives
Decide Our “Big S” Strategic Direction
Identify Our small s Strategic Alternatives
Decide Our “small s” Strategic Decision(s)
Strengthen Our Execution Readiness
Prioritize Our Operating Model Alignment Implications
Develop Our Execution Roadmap
Strategic Practices
Strategic Story Creator
Strategic Health Monitor
Strategic Intelligence Sentinel
Decision Bias Monitor
Change Leadership Navigator
Lifeline Advice
Everyday Strategy Coach
Competitive Chess Master
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Books on Strategy
Sub-phase 1A - Frame Our Strategic Challenge
Description: Frame Our Strategic Challenge establishes the strategic context and boundaries before embarking on the strategic journey. This foundational sub-phase helps clarify what you aim to accomplish through the strategy process, articulate the relevant history and current situation, define aspirations and goals, identify key questions to answer, and establish working assumptions and boundary conditions. This creates a shared understanding of the strategic challenge and ensures the subsequent strategy development process is properly focused and scoped.
Deliverables
Our Challenge Summary (including strategic challenge statement, context and background, aspirations and goals, key questions, and assumptions and boundary conditions)
Strategy development timeline
Stakeholder map and engagement plan
Sub-phase 1B: Look Outside: Understand Our Changing Environment
Description: Look Outside: Understand Our Changing Environment provides a comprehensive analysis of the external forces, trends, and dynamics that shape your strategic context. This sub-phase involves analyzing current and emerging external threats and opportunities, understanding market evolution and industry transformation, and identifying potential disruptors and inflection points. This external assessment ensures your strategy is grounded in market realities and positioned to capitalize on environmental changes.
Core Deliverables
Changing Environment Assessment (including market evolution analysis, disruption radar, customer journey mapping, and macro forces impact assessment)
Strategic opportunities and threats inventory
Early warning indicators for key environmental changes
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Sub-phase 1C: Look Inside: Understand Our Competitive Position
Description: Look Inside: Understand Our Competitive Position provides a comprehensive analysis of your organization's internal capabilities, competitive positioning, and strategic assets. This sub-phase involves evaluating your competitive landscape, assessing your unique value proposition, analyzing your value network relationships, and determining the sustainability of your competitive advantages. This internal assessment ensures your strategy leverages organizational strengths and addresses competitive vulnerabilities.
Core Deliverables
Competitive Position Assessment (including competitive landscape analysis, value proposition evaluation, value network mapping, and advantage sustainability assessment)
Strategic strengths and weaknesses inventory
Competitive advantage durability analysis