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Independent Strategy Diagnostics

Strategy Stress Test

Will your strategy stand up to challenge?

Strategy Stress Test takes the strategy outside the room it was written in. We test it against the external environment, the organisation it must live in and the value it claims to create — then challenge the assumptions holding it up.

Fixed price · Confidential · Independent · No sales call required

Who it is for

When leaders commission this diagnostic

  • The strategy is heading for board, investor or shareholder scrutiny.
  • You need independent external research rather than internal opinion.
  • You want the assumptions behind the plan surfaced and rated before you commit.
  • You want a challenge session with the findings, not just a document.

What you receive

Deliverables

Assumption Confidence

Each material assumption rated for confidence and materiality, with an assumption risk score and a recommended action.

Leadership Decision Agenda

The decisions leadership needs to make, sequenced and evidenced — the agenda for your next strategy discussion.

Executive challenge session

A 20–30 page executive report plus a 60-minute challenge session, delivered within 7 working days.

Methodology

Score → Challenge → Validate → Decide → Act

Every StratCheck follows the same structured, evidence-led sequence.

  1. 01

    Score

    Assess the strategy against a structured diagnostic framework.

  2. 02

    Challenge

    Identify gaps, contradictions and weak strategic choices.

  3. 03

    Validate

    Surface and test the assumptions on which success depends.

  4. 04

    Decide

    Identify the decisions leadership needs to make.

  5. 05

    Act

    Prioritise what should happen Now, Next and Later.

Compare

How this compares to the other diagnostics

Strategy Check

£495
Strategy Quality
Included
External Fit
Not included
Organisational Fit
Not included
Execution Readiness
Not included
Assumption Identification
Included
Assumption Confidence
Not included
External Research
Not included
Strategic Red Flags
Included
Leadership Decision Agenda
Not included
StratGap
Not included
90-Day Priorities
Not included
Executive Session
Report Length
10–15 pages
Delivery Time
5 working days

Strategy Stress Test

£1,250
Strategy Quality
Included
External Fit
Included
Organisational Fit
Included
Execution Readiness
Not included
Assumption Identification
Included
Assumption Confidence
Included
External Research
Included
Strategic Red Flags
Included
Leadership Decision Agenda
Included
StratGap
Not included
90-Day Priorities
Not included
Executive Session
60 minutes
Report Length
20–30 pages
Delivery Time
7 working days

Strategy-to-Execution Check

£2,950
Strategy Quality
Included
External Fit
Included
Organisational Fit
Included
Execution Readiness
Included
Assumption Identification
Included
Assumption Confidence
Included
External Research
Included
Strategic Red Flags
Included
Leadership Decision Agenda
Included
StratGap
Included
90-Day Priorities
Included
Executive Session
90 minutes
Report Length
30–40 pages
Delivery Time
10 working days

Your strategy has a lot riding on it.
Know before you execute.

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