Sober Evaluation What happens when your strategy becomes disconnected from reality? Do you hold an urgent workshop? Or is there a better way?
Spot the cashflow If a PM doesn't understand, deeply, how cash is flowing in the company, they're going to waste time on features that make no difference.
Strategy Pattern-Match Most companies don't do a good job of articulating and communicating their strategy to employees. The book 'Patterns of Strategy' can help you spot what execs are not saying.
Strategy Brief / A3 A PM is waiting for clarity from the company about direction. Surprisingly, the execs feel that they have given perfectly clear direction. Use a 2-page strategy brief to build consensus.
Foraging for Strategy There is no single set of strategic documents. The PMs are struggling to prioritize, or make prioritization decisions in conflict with each other.