Strategic goals · Strategic themes · Component
Orphaned goals
Anything that fits no theme, held separately until it is either connected or dropped.
The deliverable
What it is
Goals that never find a theme are usually operational necessities rather than strategy, and mislabelling them costs attention.
The orphan list is a useful discipline precisely because it is uncomfortable. Nobody wants their goal on it.
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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.
An orphan on the list for more than two reviews has been decided by default. Classify it or drop it.
The other components in strategic themes
The theme set
Two or three named lines of effort, each with the goals that sit under it.
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How the goals within and across themes are expected to reinforce one another — the claim made visible so it can be argued with.
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