mikeparcewski/strategy

Strategy Skill

Multi-perspective business analysis to guide technical investment decisions.

When to Use

• User needs business justification for a project
• Decision requires ROI or value assessment
• Need competitive landscape analysis
• Evaluating strategic alignment
• User says "should we build this", "what's the ROI", "business value", "market research"

Analysis Modes

Full Strategic Analysis (/wicked-garden:product:strategy)

• Business impact & ROI
• Value proposition & differentiation
• Competitive landscape
• Market alignment
• Decision recommendation with confidence

Best for: Major investments, strategic decisions, go/no-go evaluations

ROI Analysis

• Cost vs benefit analysis
• Payback period
• Break-even analysis
• Quick financial assessment

Best for: Budget justification, fast approvals, comparative costs

Value Scoring

• Value proposition strength
• Differentiation assessment
• Customer benefit mapping
• Pricing guidance

Best for: Product positioning, feature prioritization, marketing alignment

Analysis Framework

1. Business Impact Assessment

Questions to Answer:

• What problem does this solve?
• Who benefits and how much?
• What's the cost of NOT doing this?
• How does it align with strategic goals?

Output: Impact score (HIGH/MEDIUM/LOW) with justification

2. ROI Analysis

Financial Model:

ROI = (Benefits - Costs) / Costs × 100%
Payback Period = Investment / Annual Benefit

Costs Include:

• Development time
• Infrastructure
• Maintenance
• Opportunity cost

Benefits Include:

• Revenue gain
• Cost savings
• Risk reduction
• Efficiency gains

3. Value Proposition

Framework: Jobs-to-be-Done

• Functional jobs (what tasks)
• Emotional jobs (how they feel)
• Social jobs (how they're perceived)

Differentiation:

• What makes this unique?
• Why choose this over alternatives?
• What's the defensible advantage?

4. Competitive Analysis

5 Forces Analysis:

• Competitive rivalry
• Supplier power
• Buyer power
• Threat of substitutes
• Threat of new entrants

SWOT:

• Strengths (internal, positive)
• Weaknesses (internal, negative)
• Opportunities (external, positive)
• Threats (external, negative)

5. Market Alignment

Market Assessment:

• Market size & growth
• Target segments
• Adoption barriers
• Timing considerations

Decision Framework

| Score | Confidence | Recommendation | |-------|-----------|----------------| | APPROVE | HIGH | Strong business case, proceed | | APPROVE | MEDIUM | Solid case with caveats, proceed with monitoring | | CONDITIONAL | MEDIUM | Viable if conditions met, address concerns first | | REJECT | HIGH | Weak case, recommend alternative | | REJECT | MEDIUM | Insufficient evidence, gather more data |

Integration

With wicked-brain:memory

Store strategic insights:

Skill(skill="wicked-brain:memory", args="store \"ROI analysis: {project}\" --type decision")

Recall past analysis:

Skill(skill="wicked-brain:memory", args="recall \"strategic analysis {domain}\"")

With wicked-crew

Called during clarify phase for value assessment:

• Validates project justification
• Provides business perspective
• Informs go/no-go decisions

With native tasks

Attach analysis as evidence by appending to the task description:

TaskUpdate(taskId={task_id}, description="{previous}\n\n## Strategy Analysis\n{analysis_summary}")

Output Structure

## Strategic Analysis: {Project}

### Decision: APPROVE | CONDITIONAL | REJECT
**Confidence**: HIGH | MEDIUM | LOW

### Executive Summary
{3-5 sentence business case}

### ROI Analysis
- **Investment**: ${cost}
- **Annual Benefit**: ${benefit}
- **ROI**: {percentage}
- **Payback Period**: {months}

### Value Proposition
{Why this matters to customers/stakeholders}

### Competitive Position
{How this compares to alternatives}

### Risks & Mitigation
| Risk | Impact | Mitigation |
|------|--------|------------|

### Recommendation
{Action items with priorities}

Quality Checks

• Quantify costs and benefits (no hand-waving)
• Be honest about uncertainties
• Consider alternatives
• Provide clear recommendation with reasoning

Discover available analytics/market integrations via capability detection. Fall back to qualitative analysis when no data sources available.