Strategic goals · Diagnosis · Component
The diagnosis statement
One paragraph naming the constraint and why it matters now — written before the goal, not reverse-engineered after it.
The deliverable
What it is
A good diagnosis simplifies. It takes a situation with too many moving parts and names the one or two things that constrain everything else.
That is harder than listing what is difficult, which is why the step is usually skipped in favour of stating the ambition twice.
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What it is made of
Each element is a constituent part of the component. Follow one to see the attributes it carries.
The scope
Which part of the organisation the diagnosis applies to.
2 attributes: Applies to · Cores affected
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If the description already implies what to do, it is a proposal rather than a diagnosis. Write the situation without the solution in it.
The other components in diagnosis
The evidence behind it
What the diagnosis is relying on — data, observation, customer input — so the reasoning can be checked rather than accepted.
LearnRejected diagnoses
The other readings that were considered and set aside, with the reason — valuable precisely when the situation changes.
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