Gate 02 · Strategic Planning Architecture™

FOCUS — The few that matter

Which three to five imperatives will carry this horizon — and what is deliberately parked?

Step 01: The Gate

Binary pass criteria. Every one, or the gate is closed.

Pass criteria

  • No more than five strategic imperatives are on the plan.
  • Everything considered and not chosen is written on the parked list with a reason.
  • Each imperative names the concentration finding it answers.

Evidence required

  • The 80/20 selection worksheet, showing what was considered and rejected.
  • The parked list, signed by the executive team.

Owner: Executive team

Step 02: The Failure Mode

How this gate is quietly skipped.

The tell

Eleven priorities, all important, none resourced.

The counter

The count is capped at five and the parked list is published, not implied.

Step 03: The Action

Existing Compass instruments that do this work.

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