Would you or your business pass the ACID TEST?

1. WOULD YOU & YOUR
BUSINESS PASS THE ACID
TEST for the 21ST CENTURY?...

2. EVERY LEADER & CRITICAL STAKEHOLDER KNOWING
THE FOLLOWING 5 THINGS REALLY WELL…
The clear OUTCOME that drives the ambition
(With the right set of METRICS that signifies progress towards it)
The DYNAMICS that might get in the way
(All the forces – pressures risks, barriers and opportunities in your specific context)
An INSPIRING VISION
(That engages all who deliver the journey + the set of critical imperatives needed)
The OPERATIONAL ‘diagram’
(That shows you how to operate in the 21st Century)
The ROADMAP to get there
(Integrating every single program of work)

3. …AND BY DOING SO
KNOW THE RECIPE
FOR SUCCESSFUL
STRATEGY?
(An executable and sustainable plan!)

4. GREAT!
IN WHICH CASE NO NEED TO READ ON

5. But if you want to double check the ingredients…

6. ONE clear OUTCOME defining your
CONVICTION & AMBITION
“_____________”

7. THEN…

8. A CRISP set of metrics
(To define that ONE OUTCOME and signify your PROGRESS)
KPI’S & CSF’S

9. THE DYNAMICS
A clear PICTURE of the RISKS & BARRIERS
(…that may get in your way if aren't smart!)

10. A VISION that inspires EVERYONE
(To help along the ‘JOURNEY’)
OUR VISION

11. No more than a DOZEN principles
(That we might call IMPERATIVES for success)
IMPERATIVES

12. THE MODEL
A DIAGRAM of how you need to OPERATE
(After all it is NOW the 21st Century

13. MY PROGRAMS
MY INITIATIVES
MY ACTIONS
The PROGRAMS of work

14. A ROAD MAP
(What you will do by when in order to get there)

15. In order to have all of this concluded with any
quality then we had better also know…

16. OUR CAPABILITIES
What you ACTUALLY HAVE in your kit bag –
(Your assets and resources – call them capabilities if you like)

17. Who REALLY cares about you?
(The key stakeholders and what they THINK)
THE STAKEHOLDERS

18. YOUR MARKET
CONTEXT
Your CONSUMERS/CUSTOMERS?
(And what they need or want from you)

19. DECISION
CRITERIA
Quality Decisions.
(How you chose the path you took and why)
MULTIPLE
SCENARIOS

20. YOUR STORY
HOW TO TELL YOUR STORY!
YOUR VALUE
PROPOSITION