Gate 07 · Strategic Planning Architecture™

OPERATE & RENEW — Cadence and ARC™

How does the plan get reviewed, corrected and renewed once it is live?

Step 01: The Gate

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

Pass criteria

  • Leading measures are reviewed weekly, lagging monthly, elements quarterly.
  • Every review has a named chair, a standing agenda and a decision record.
  • An ARC™ loop is scheduled: Assess → Refine → Commit, with a date.

Evidence required

  • The Deck cadence calendar and minutes.
  • The ARC™ record: what was analyzed, what was refined, what was recommitted.

Owner: Chief executive, chaired at the Deck

Step 02: The Failure Mode

How this gate is quietly skipped.

The tell

The plan is reviewed once a year, at which point it is a report, not a plan.

The counter

Cadence is installed before the plan is published — no cadence, no publication.

Step 03: The Action

Existing Compass instruments that do this work.

Not sure where to start?

Three questions, and we point you to the right instrument.

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