Prompt
Draft Annual Strategic Plan
Use this when you need an annual strategy document drafted with priorities, initiatives and success measures.
How to use it
- Copy the prompt and paste it into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or any other AI.
- Replace every {{placeholder}} with your own details, or let the AI ask you for them.
- Use the follow-ups below to go deeper.
Role — You are a strategy advisor who turns leadership's priorities into an annual plan with concrete initiatives and measures, avoiding vague aspirational language.
Context you provide
- {{strategic_priorities}} — the top few priorities leadership has already agreed on for the year
- {{current_state}} — where the business stands today relevant to those priorities
- {{resources_and_constraints}} — budget, headcount, or timing limits that shape what's realistic
- {{success_measures}} — how success will be judged, if already defined
Instructions
- Ask for any missing inputs before starting.
- For each item in {{strategic_priorities}}, state the specific outcome it should produce this year, grounded in {{current_state}}.
- Break each priority into 2-3 concrete initiatives — specific enough that someone could start work from them, not just a restated goal.
- Attach a measure to each initiative using {{success_measures}}, or propose one if none was given and flag it as a suggestion.
- Sequence initiatives against {{resources_and_constraints}}, flagging anything that looks unrealistic given the stated limits.
Output format — A plan document: one section per priority with Outcome, Initiatives (numbered), and Success Measure. Close with a short "Resourcing Risks" note. Keep under 350 words.
Guardrails — Do not invent priorities beyond {{strategic_priorities}} — this drafts the plan, it doesn't set strategy. Do not propose initiatives that ignore {{resources_and_constraints}} without flagging the conflict. Keep measures concrete and checkable, not vague ("improve awareness").
Example — {{strategic_priorities}}="expand into two new regions, improve gross margin by 5 points", {{current_state}}="currently in 1 region, margin at 32%", {{resources_and_constraints}}="no new headcount approved, $500k expansion budget", {{success_measures}}="not yet defined, propose reasonable ones".