Building Your Blueprint Toolkit

Welcome to the Building Your Blueprint Toolkit! This customized set of tools and templates is designed to guide you through the four-phase Strategic Blueprint Process (SBP) to create effective strategies and achieve team alignment.

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Navigating the Strategic Blueprint Process

Marketplace Analysis

Phase 1: Marketplace Analysis

In this phase, you will analyze the future trends and patterns of the external marketplace, including global megatrends, industry evolution, market changes, shifts in the competitive landscape, etc. Understanding these dynamics will help you position your organization for long-term success.

Key Tools and Templates:

Altitude Chart
Outside-In Analysis
Trend Analysis Template
SWOT Analysis Template
Looking Up and Out Illustration

Strategic Planning

Phase 2: Strategic Planning

This phase focuses on developing your long-term direction and core strategy. By defining your team’s mission, vision, long-term goals, and strategic imperatives (in the context of critical future trends), you can determine where you want to go and how to get there.

Key Tools and Templates:

Altitude Chart
Bridge Diagram
Balanced Scorecard Model
Strategic Blueprint – Page 1
Strategic Planning Definitions and Best Practices
Puzzle Piece Drawing

Annual Planning

Phase 3: Annual Planning

Transform your long-term goals into annual objectives and metrics in this phase. When you translate your strategic plan into an operating plan, you can then align responsibilities, allocate resources and track accountability across your organization.

Key Tools and Templates:

Altitude Chart
Bridge Diagram
Strategic Blueprint – Page 2
Annual Planning Definitions and Best Practices
Wide Angle & Zoom Lenses Illustration

Team Alignment

Phase 4: Team Alignment

Clarifying the level of effectiveness and operating norms required for your team’s success is essential in executing your short- and long-term plans. This phase maximizes cohesion and alignment across your team/ organization.

Key Tools and Templates:

Altitude Chart
Team Performance Curve
Organization Alignment Model
Complete Strategic Blueprint
Team Alignment Definitions and Best Practices
Crew Boat Drawing

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I customize the templates?

Each template is available in an editable format, allowing you to tailor them to your specific needs.

Can I integrate this toolkit with other tools?

Yes. The toolkit is designed to provide an organizing framework for the strategic planning process, and you can integrate additional tools to support specific phases. For example, you can bring in additional analysis tools to supplement the Marketplace Assessment. The toolkit provides the core structure, and leaders can incorporate other tools as needed to support their work in each of the four phases.