Combine strategic lenses into one coherent diagnosis and decision memo.
Use when
an initiative needs market, environment, or competitive framing
leadership wants strategy analysis not just requirements work
external forces strongly affect viability
Inputs
project or problem context
goals and constraints
known stakeholders, systems, and documents
level of formality required
Procedure
Clarify the strategic decision to be supported.
Run PESTLE for external environment.
Run SWOT and prioritise the few load-bearing items.
Run Porter if competition and market structure matter.
Clarify the value proposition and customer-facing implications.
Identify strategic risks, openings, and positioning choices.
Produce a concise decision memo with options and recommendation.
Outputs
integrated strategy memo
PESTLE table
prioritised SWOT
five-forces summary
value proposition assessment
strategic recommendation
Guardrails
Explicitly separate fact, inference, and assumption.
Prefer evidence-backed conclusions over polished speculation.
Where conflict exists, record it rather than smoothing it away.
Produce artifacts that can be inspected, edited, and reused.
Completion criteria
deliverable pack exists
tradeoffs are explicit
unknowns are logged
next decisions are obvious
1---2name: strategy-analysis3description: Purpose4---5## Purpose6Combine strategic lenses into one coherent diagnosis and decision memo.78## Use when9- an initiative needs market, environment, or competitive framing10- leadership wants strategy analysis not just requirements work11- external forces strongly affect viability1213## Inputs14- project or problem context15- goals and constraints16- known stakeholders, systems, and documents17- level of formality required1819## Procedure201. Clarify the strategic decision to be supported.212. Run PESTLE for external environment.223. Run SWOT and prioritise the few load-bearing items.234. Run Porter if competition and market structure matter.245. Clarify the value proposition and customer-facing implications.256. Identify strategic risks, openings, and positioning choices.267. Produce a concise decision memo with options and recommendation.2728## Outputs29- integrated strategy memo30- PESTLE table31- prioritised SWOT32- five-forces summary33- value proposition assessment34- strategic recommendation3536## Guardrails37- Explicitly separate fact, inference, and assumption.38- Prefer evidence-backed conclusions over polished speculation.39- Where conflict exists, record it rather than smoothing it away.40- Produce artifacts that can be inspected, edited, and reused.4142## Completion criteria43- deliverable pack exists44- tradeoffs are explicit45- unknowns are logged46- next decisions are obvious
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