manage-business-strategy

by @ThepExcel in DevOps & Cloud

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# Description

Business management frameworks for strategic analysis, decision making, goal setting, growth strategy, and organizational change. Use when analyzing business situations or making strategic decisions.

# SKILL.md

name: manage-business-strategy
description: Business management frameworks for strategic analysis, decision making, goal setting, growth strategy, and organizational change. Use when analyzing business situations or making strategic decisions.

Business Management Frameworks

Strategic toolkit for business analysis, planning, and execution.

Quick Start

Identify need → What problem are you solving?
Select category → Use decision tree below
Apply framework → Follow step-by-step instructions
Document output → Structured insights

Framework Selection (Decision Tree)

What do you need?
│
├─ Analyze situation
│  ├─ Internal factors → SWOT (strengths/weaknesses)
│  ├─ External macro → PESTEL
│  ├─ Industry competition → Porter's 5 Forces
│  └─ Comprehensive → SWOT + PESTEL + Porter's
│
├─ Make a decision
│  ├─ Compare 2-5 options → Decision Matrix
│  ├─ Multiple weighted criteria → Weighted Scoring
│  └─ vs baseline/current → Pugh Matrix
│
├─ Set goals
│  ├─ Team/Company level → OKR
│  ├─ Individual/Project → SMART Goals
│  └─ Multi-perspective → Balanced Scorecard
│
├─ Plan growth
│  ├─ Market/Product expansion → Ansoff Matrix
│  ├─ Portfolio prioritization → BCG Matrix
│  ├─ Create new market → Blue Ocean Strategy
│  └─ Innovation horizons → McKinsey 3 Horizons
│
├─ Analyze competition
│  ├─ Current vs desired → Gap Analysis
│  ├─ Competitor positions → Strategic Group Mapping
│  └─ Customer-Company-Competitor → 3C Analysis
│
├─ Change organization
│  ├─ Simple/Fast change → Lewin (3 stages)
│  ├─ Complex/Long-term → Kotter (8 steps)
│  └─ People-focused → ADKAR
│
├─ Understand customers
│  ├─ Who they are → Customer Persona
│  ├─ Their experience → Customer Journey Map
│  ├─ Market targeting → STP (Segmentation-Targeting-Positioning)
│  └─ Marketing mix → 4Ps
│
├─ Manage risk/stakeholders
│  ├─ Risk prioritization → Risk Matrix
│  └─ Stakeholder engagement → Power-Interest Grid
│
├─ Design business model → Use `business-model` skill
│
└─ Solve problems → Use `problem-solving` skill

Category Reference

Category	Frameworks	Reference
Strategic Analysis	SWOT, PESTEL, Porter's 5 Forces, VRIO	strategic-analysis.md
Decision Making	Decision Matrix, Weighted Scoring, Pugh Matrix	decision-making.md
Goal Setting	OKR, SMART Goals, Balanced Scorecard	goal-setting.md
Growth Strategy	Ansoff, BCG, Blue Ocean, 3 Horizons	growth-strategy.md
Competitive	Gap Analysis, 3C, Strategic Groups	competitive.md
Organizational	McKinsey 7S, Change Management	organizational.md
Customer	Persona, Journey, STP, 4Ps	customer.md
Risk & Stakeholder	Risk Matrix, Power-Interest Grid	risk-stakeholder.md
Financial	ROI, NPV, Break-Even, IRR	financial.md

SME Quick Picks

For small-medium enterprises, focus on these high-impact, low-complexity frameworks:

Situation	Use This
Annual planning	SWOT + OKR
New product/service	Lean Canvas (→ design-business-model skill)
Choosing between options	Decision Matrix
Understanding customers	Customer Persona
Setting team goals	OKR (3 objectives max)
Competitive positioning	Gap Analysis

Output Formats

When applying frameworks, structure outputs as:

## [Framework Name] Analysis

**Date:** YYYY-MM-DD
**Context:** [Brief situation description]

### Findings
[Framework-specific structure]

### Key Insights
1. [Insight 1]
2. [Insight 2]
3. [Insight 3]

### Recommended Actions
- [ ] Action 1
- [ ] Action 2
- [ ] Action 3

### Next Steps
[What to do with this analysis]

When	Suggest
Design/validate business model	`/design-business-model` - BMC, Lean Canvas, VPC
Stuck, need structured thinking	`/problem-solving` - Polya, 5 Whys, Fishbone
Trade-off / contradiction	`/triz` - systematic innovation
Need creative ideas	`/generate-creative-ideas` - divergent thinking