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The Ansoff matrix: a practical guide to picking your growth bet (and actually executing it)

The Ansoff matrix maps four growth strategies on a 2x2 grid. Here is how to use it as an operating system, not a one-time slide.

20 May 2026

Lean canvas: What it is and why most teams use it wrong

Planning

StratOps

Lean canvas: What it is and why most teams use it wrong

Lean canvas is a one-page model for testing a startup idea. Here is how to fill it, how it differs from the business model canvas, and how to actually use it.

18 May 2026

Business model canvas: how to make the nine boxes actually drive strategy

StratOps

Planning

Business model canvas: how to make the nine boxes actually drive strategy

The business model canvas is a hypothesis map, not a poster. Here's how to use the nine boxes to actually drive strategy execution.

18 May 2026

McKinsey 7S Framework: A modern guide for Strategy and Operations teams

StratOps

Planning

McKinsey 7S Framework: A modern guide for Strategy and Operations teams

The McKinsey 7S Framework still works. Most teams just use it wrong. A modern, StratOps-friendly guide to running a 7S analysis that actually shifts how you operate.

13 May 2026

Value Chain Analysis: How Operating Teams actually use it

StratOps

Planning

Value Chain Analysis: How Operating Teams actually use it

Value chain analysis is taught as a textbook exercise. Here is how operating teams actually use it to find margin, cut waste, and prioritise initiatives that compound.

13 May 2026

StratOps

Planning

What is strategic planning? A practical guide for teams that want to execute

Strategic planning turns your company's vision into actionable goals. Here's what it is, how it works, and why most plans fail at the execution stage.

29 Apr 2026

Hoshin Kanri: A practical guide for modern strategy teams

Planning

Metrics

Hoshin Kanri: A practical guide for modern strategy teams

Hoshin Kanri bridges annual strategy and weekly execution. A practical guide to the X-matrix, the 7-step planning cycle, and how it compares to OKRs and balanced scorecard.

23 Apr 2026

Continuous Performance Management: Why It Keeps Failing (And How to Make It Actually Work)

OKRs

Planning

Continuous Performance Management: Why It Keeps Failing (And How to Make It Actually Work)

Continuous performance management fails when goals stay static. Here's how to run it so feedback, goals, and performance actually move together.

23 Apr 2026

OKRs

Planning

OKR Planning: How to run the cycle that actually sticks

OKR planning isn't a one-off session. Learn the annual, quarterly, and weekly cadences that turn OKRs into something your team actually uses.

21 Apr 2026

V2MOM: What it is, how Salesforce uses it, and whether it’s right for your team

Planning

StratOps

V2MOM: What it is, how Salesforce uses it, and whether it’s right for your team

V2MOM is Salesforce's goal-setting framework. Here's how it works, how it compares to OKRs, and when each approach makes sense for your team.

16 Apr 2026

StratOps

Planning

How to write a product strategy

Learn how to write a product strategy that actually works – the difference between strategy and planning, the key building blocks, and how to connect it to your OKRs and roadmap.

09 Apr 2026

PEST Analysis: What it is, how to run one, and what to do with the results

Planning

StratOps

PEST Analysis: What it is, how to run one, and what to do with the results

PEST analysis helps you map the external forces shaping your business. Here's how to run one properly, with real examples, and how to turn findings into strategic goals.

08 Apr 2026

What is a North Star Metric? (and how to actually use one)

Leadership

Planning

What is a North Star Metric? (and how to actually use one)

A North Star metric is the one number that captures the value you deliver to customers. Learn how to choose yours, avoid vanity traps, and connect it to your OKRs.

06 Apr 2026

Cross-functional collaboration: why most teams get it wrong

OKRs

Planning

Cross-functional collaboration: why most teams get it wrong

Cross-functional collaboration doesn't fail because teams stop talking. It fails because they're measured on different things. Here's the fix.

02 Apr 2026

SWOT analysis: how to run one that actually leads to action

Planning

StratOps

SWOT analysis: how to run one that actually leads to action

Most SWOT analyses end as workshop output that nobody acts on. Here's how to run a data-driven SWOT and connect the findings to the goals your team is actually working toward.

01 Apr 2026