The Strategy Management Process - The Field Guide

Put the plan on paper, one decision at a time.The Strategy Management Process - The Field Guide is the companion workbook for building the six artifacts of the Strategy Management Process. It begins with Week Zero and works through Situation Assessment, Framework, Business Plan, Deployment, Cadence, and Boardroom.For each stage, study a worked Ironwood example, complete the corresponding pages with your own business information, and use the questions to test what is still missing.Prepare the inputs: Name the target, assemble the leadership team, check readiness, and set the working calendar.Choose and fund the work: Use candidate formats, capacity checks, business cases, a verdict ledger, and a Stop-Doing List.Build the connected plan: Reconcile the financial bridge, create the One-Page Plan, and connect goals, measures, and owners in the X-Matrix.Run the review: Prepare bowlers, threshold rules, root-cause and countermeasure forms, and the monthly review agenda.Secure and sustain commitment: Complete the Commitment Page, prepare the board presentation, and carry the work into the first ninety days and annual calendar.Facilitator run sheets specify the pre-read, session sequence, and checks before the next phase. The guide includes a concise explanation of the process, so readers can use the worksheets without first completing the main book.This is the printed companion workbook. The main book and the separate fillable PDF edition are distinct products.