Strategic toolkit for business analysis, planning, and execution.
Quick Start
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Identify need → What problem are you solving?
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Select category → Use decision tree below
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Apply framework → Follow step-by-step instructions
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Document output → Structured insights
Framework Selection (Decision Tree)
What do you need?
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├─ Analyze situation
│ ├─ Internal factors → SWOT (strengths/weaknesses)
│ ├─ External macro → PESTEL
│ ├─ Industry competition → Porter's 5 Forces
│ └─ Comprehensive → SWOT + PESTEL + Porter's
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├─ Make a decision
│ ├─ Compare 2-5 options → Decision Matrix
│ ├─ Multiple weighted criteria → Weighted Scoring
│ └─ vs baseline/current → Pugh Matrix
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├─ Set goals
│ ├─ Team/Company level → OKR
│ ├─ Individual/Project → SMART Goals
│ └─ Multi-perspective → Balanced Scorecard
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├─ Plan growth
│ ├─ Market/Product expansion → Ansoff Matrix
│ ├─ Portfolio prioritization → BCG Matrix
│ ├─ Create new market → Blue Ocean Strategy
│ └─ Innovation horizons → McKinsey 3 Horizons
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├─ Analyze competition
│ ├─ Current vs desired → Gap Analysis
│ ├─ Competitor positions → Strategic Group Mapping
│ └─ Customer-Company-Competitor → 3C Analysis
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├─ Change organization
│ ├─ Simple/Fast change → Lewin (3 stages)
│ ├─ Complex/Long-term → Kotter (8 steps)
│ └─ People-focused → ADKAR
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├─ Understand customers
│ ├─ Who they are → Customer Persona
│ ├─ Their experience → Customer Journey Map
│ ├─ Market targeting → STP (Segmentation-Targeting-Positioning)
│ └─ Marketing mix → 4Ps
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├─ Manage risk/stakeholders
│ ├─ Risk prioritization → Risk Matrix
│ └─ Stakeholder engagement → Power-Interest Grid
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├─ Design business model → Use `business-model` skill
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└─ Solve problems → Use `problem-solving` skill
Category Reference
| Strategic Analysis | SWOT, PESTEL, Porter's 5 Forces, VRIO | strategic-analysis.md
| Decision Making | Decision Matrix, Weighted Scoring, Pugh Matrix | decision-making.md
| Goal Setting | OKR, SMART Goals, Balanced Scorecard | goal-setting.md
| Growth Strategy | Ansoff, BCG, Blue Ocean, 3 Horizons | growth-strategy.md
| Competitive | Gap Analysis, 3C, Strategic Groups | competitive.md
| Organizational | McKinsey 7S, Change Management | organizational.md
| Customer | Persona, Journey, STP, 4Ps | customer.md
| Risk & Stakeholder | Risk Matrix, Power-Interest Grid | risk-stakeholder.md
| Financial | ROI, NPV, Break-Even, IRR | financial.md
SME Quick Picks
For small-medium enterprises, focus on these high-impact, low-complexity frameworks:
| Annual planning | SWOT + OKR
| New product/service | Lean Canvas (→ design-business-model skill)
| Choosing between options | Decision Matrix
| Understanding customers | Customer Persona
| Setting team goals | OKR (3 objectives max)
| Competitive positioning | Gap Analysis
Output Formats
When applying frameworks, structure outputs as:
## [Framework Name] Analysis
**Date:** YYYY-MM-DD
**Context:** [Brief situation description]
### Findings
[Framework-specific structure]
### Key Insights
1. [Insight 1]
2. [Insight 2]
3. [Insight 3]
### Recommended Actions
- [ ] Action 1
- [ ] Action 2
- [ ] Action 3
### Next Steps
[What to do with this analysis]
Related Skills (Optional)
| Design/validate business model
| /design-business-model - BMC, Lean Canvas, VPC
| Stuck, need structured thinking
| /problem-solving - Polya, 5 Whys, Fishbone
| Trade-off / contradiction
| /triz - systematic innovation
| Need creative ideas
| /generate-creative-ideas - divergent thinking
Note: These skills are optional. Manage-business-strategy works standalone for strategic analysis.