What it is (plain English)
Strategic Planning connects goals and priorities to portfolio plans, planning items, scenarios, roadmaps, targets, and execution. Enterprise Architecture can provide shared capability and value-stream context.
Problems it solves
- Strategy remains disconnected from funded and executing work.
- Portfolio trade-offs are made without comparable scenarios.
- Roadmaps and targets are maintained outside execution data.
What must exist first
Goals, portfolio structures, planning horizons, prioritization criteria, and execution data must be defined. Enterprise Architecture models can provide capability and value-stream context when used.
What the customer needs to provide
- Goals and strategic priorities.
- Portfolio and planning-item ownership.
- Scenario constraints and prioritization criteria.
- Targets, roadmap audiences, and financial-planning scope.
Where it can go next
Plans can align demands, projects, and other work; portfolio financial planning applies where licensed and configured.