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50 Business Diagrams for Strategic Planning

Sometimes, the task of strategic planning is overwhelming. The breadth of the issues often stunts with the question ‘WHERE DO I START‘. Here is a list of 50 business diagrams for 50 business diagrams for strategic planning (by Cinergix Pty) in one PDF file with brief explanation of each.

For brainstorming:

  • Affinity Diagram
  • Decision Tree
  • Mind Map
  • SCAMPER template

For documentation:

  • BPMN
  • Employee Journey Map
  • Organizational Chart
  • Service Blueprint
  • SIPOC Diagram
  • Value Stream Map

For meetings:

  • Retrospective Meeting Template

For project management:

  • Action Plan
  • Communication Plan
  • Lessons Learned Template

For research and analysis:

  • Cause and Effect Diagram
  • Competitor Analysis
  • Customer Journey Map
  • Empathy Map
  • Force Field Analysis
  • User Persona Diagram

For strategy and planning:

  • ADL Matrix
  • AIDA Model
  • Ansoff Matrix
  • BCG Matrix
  • Business Capability Map
  • Business Model Canvas
  • Impact Effort Matrix
  • Lean Canvas
  • OKR Goal Setting Template
  • Operating Model Canvas
  • Perceptual Map
  • PEST Analysis
  • Porter’s Five Forces
  • Product Roadmap
  • Project Charter
  • Risk Assessment Matrix
  • SMART Goal Framework
  • SOAR Analysis
  • Stakeholder Map
  • STEEPLE Analysis
  • Strategy Map
  • Strategy Diamond
  • SWOT Analysis
  • Value Chain Analysis
  • Value Proposition Canvas
  • VRIO Analysis
  • 5 Why’s Analysis

For task management:

  • Eisenhower Matrix
  • Gantt Chart
  • Workflow Diagram

Internationalization strategy: how to go from local to global

Internationalization is a complex process with many scientific articles dedicated to that. Comprehensively presenting it in a format of a short blog post is a task that requires major simplifications. Nevertheless, here is what it takes from a company to consider this major step in terms of market, operation modes and product – internationalization strategy canvas.

Understanding the big picture is critical for strategic decision-makers. Implementation of a decision too early or too late can turn very costly. Especially in the context of internationalization, a right decision in a right time makes an ordinary company extraordinary. The challenge is though how to understand the timing and correctly interpret the operational context of a firm, when external environment is always in a change?

International trade is an “infinite game” (see Carse 1986). Good news is that rules are the same for all players; the pace of the game is different, but stages are the same; the sequence of steps is different, but steps are the same. Each player sets own goals and selects a strategy. As it is common for the games, choices come with a price tag. Once the setup of the game is clear, the action is just a matter of imagination.

Figure 1. Internationalization process canvas

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