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The Planning Tools:

Prometheus ‘Fast Time’ Strategy Process

The Prometheus Process is a mindset and a methodology for rapid, decisive strategic action. Its essence is simple: think strategically focus sharply move quickly. The Prometheus Process allows you to create and execute a uniquely encompassing strategy — one that carries you from concept to end game.
Prometheus helps you choose the right things — your internal and external centers of gravity — against which to put your energy. It shows you graphically why the normal serial approach to implementation has such a low probability of success, and it provides you with concepts and tools to move to parallel operations with their high probabilities of success and accompanying low risk. Finally, it shows you how to recognize and deal with the points of diminishing return in your products and business concepts.
Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats Analysis (SWOT)

SWOT Analysis is an effective methodology of identifying your strengths and weaknesses, and examining the opportunities and threats you face. Often, carrying out an analysis using the SWOT framework will be enough to reveal changes, which may need to be made.
It is a technique that can be used by organizations, teams, and individuals as a way of analyzing the things in the environment —both internal and external —that can help or hinder the achievement of objectives. A SWOT Analysis has two main components:

  • Internal Issues—Strengths and Weaknesses
  • External Issues —Opportunities and Threats
Stakeholder Involvement Planning (SIP)

It is critically important to understand who is affected or can be affected by your plans. These are your Stakeholders. It is important to understand who they are, why they matter, and what their level of support is, so that you can plan how to involve them to achieve your results.
A ‘Stakeholder Involvement Matrix’ can be constructed, which will enable you to see graphically where each of your key stakeholders is in relation to your plans. Strategies are then developed to:

  • Convert —Neutralize or move people toward your position; show them the benefits
  • Capitalize —Call in your favors; ask someone to lobby on your behalf
  • Insulate —Limit any potential damage a non-supporter could do
  • Promote—Increase their visibility; tie your benefits to their business issues