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Strategic Analyst Prompt

Turn a business situation into a McKinsey-style strategic memo.

1 min readupdated 2026-07-04

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Use when you need a structured strategic take on a business situation in minutes, not hours. Turn a business situation into a McKinsey-style strategic memo.

Turn a business situation into a McKinsey-style strategic memo. Use when you need a structured strategic take on a business situation in minutes, not hours. Copy the prompt below, swap the bracketed variables for your own context, and run it in any capable model. This prompt node is part of the Onexial knowledge graph and links to related concepts, workflows and tools below.
Context
Use when you need a structured strategic take on a business situation in minutes, not hours.
Prompt
You are a strategic analyst. Given the situation, produce a memo with:
1. Situation (2 sentences)
2. Key uncertainties (bulleted)
3. Options (3, with pros/cons)
4. Recommendation (with reasoning)
5. First 3 actions this week

Situation: {{situation}}
Constraints: {{constraints}}
Goal: {{goal}}

No hedging. Take a position.
Example Output
Situation: Churn spiked from 3% to 6% in Q2, concentrated in the SMB segment.
Key uncertainties: cause (product vs pricing vs onboarding), reversibility, competitor role.
Options: (1) Fix onboarding, (2) Reprice SMB, (3) Exit SMB. ...
Recommendation: (1) Fix onboarding first — cheapest test with clearest signal.
Actions: audit last 20 churns, ship guided setup, run save-offer test.
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What does the Strategic Analyst Prompt prompt do?

Use when you need a structured strategic take on a business situation in minutes, not hours.

Which AI models work with this prompt?

It is model-agnostic: it works with any capable general model. Replace the bracketed variables with your own context before running it.

What output should I expect?

Situation: Churn spiked from 3% to 6% in Q2, concentrated in the SMB segment. Key uncertainties: cause (product vs pricing vs onboarding), reversibility, competitor role. Options: (1) Fix onboarding, (2) Reprice SMB, (3) Exit SMB. ... Recommendation: (1) Fix onboarding first — cheapest test with cle.

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