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Strategy memo from SWOT to actions

Go beyond a SWOT list to strategic options, trade-offs and a recommended plan with metrics.

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Written for Claude Opus 5.5 · Updated 2026-10-16

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<company>[description, market, stage, numbers]</company>
<situation>[what's changing, the decision we face]</situation>
Write a strategy memo: 1) SWOT (specific, not generic), 2) three strategic options, 3) trade-offs, costs and risks of each, 4) recommendation and why, 5) 90-day action plan with owners (roles) and metrics, 6) what would make us change course. Challenge my assumptions where the data is weak.

Replace everything in [square brackets] with your own details.

Settings & parameters

• claude-opus-5-5 with high effort

Variations

• Board-ready one-pager version.

Tips

• Ask it to argue against its own recommendation.