Do you have the right team heading in the right direction? Have you done the necessary planning yet still are ready to challenge assumptions and pivot when necessary?
Go to Market Plan
Have you low cost, scalable distribution? Which channels and partners in what sequence?
Is current positioning best leveraging core strengths? How do you best evolve offering?
Do you adequately research core and adjacent markets? Have you validated products?
Funding Plan
Have you validated opportunity, identified investor profile and realistic capital requirements?
Is there a strong narrative that packages all plan elements in a compelling manner?
Are you the proper individual to present? How is quality of presentation benchmarked?
High Growth Plan
What is your maximum sustainable growth rate based on current company capitalization?
Can your management team grow as fast as the company is? Are you hiring ahead?
What are external drivers of next growth curve inflection? How long should exit be deferred?
Organization / Systems
Does your internal organizational design add value to customer and employee experience?
Are your systems robust enough to scale with geographic and product offering change?
Does organization design define clear communication channels and simplify management?
Staffing
Does staffing plan reconcile favorably against labor market; is labor resource scalable?
When do you add another layer of management? What succession planning is required?
Are management core competencies adequate? What are training or replacement plans?
Communications / Teamwork
Is everyone on the same page? Are individual departments and functions in synch?
Is there sufficient diversity in viewpoints? Are you able to leverage it with collective buy in?
Are there well documented, effective written and verbal communication protocols in place?
Delegation / Accountability
Is there a well rehearsed play book? Are clear performance standards defined?
Is authority delegated along with accountability? Are all fingers pointed inward?
Do communication protocols and systems support efficient and clear delegation?
What Do You Think?
Is this an area of strength waiting to be better leveraged? Or is improvement needed that will allow the organization to progress overall?
How long has this been true? What are the best options for addressing it? What outcomes are realistically possible?
What other areas of the business need to be focused on to support initiatives in this area?
What approaches may be valid?
Have you chosen the right battle and have a winning game plan?
Do you have a methodical, yet streamlined and agile planning process?
Is your team all on the same page and have clear understanding of company goals?
Do you have the proper executives with the needed strategy, planning and organizational skills?
