Strategy Planner :: Guide

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Strategy Planner is a lightweight local-first planning tool for structured strategic thinking. It combines hierarchical planning, military-style operational logic, and decision-tree semantics inside a simple text-based system.

The app is designed for fast thinking, not project management. It focuses on goals, alternatives, dependencies, sequencing, and strategic reasoning.

Core Philosophy

Most planning tools only support parent-child hierarchy. This app supports richer strategic relationships:

Basic Structure

1 Main Goal

    1.1 Intermediate Goal
        - Task
        - Task

    1.2 Intermediate Goal
        - Task

Meaning

Element Purpose
Goal Main desired outcome
Intermediate Goal Necessary milestone or capability
Task Concrete action

Strategic Relationship Tags

[AND]

All branches should be pursued simultaneously.

[AND]
1.1 Build product
1.2 Build audience
1.3 Raise capital

[XOR]

Only one option should ultimately be selected.

[XOR]
1.1 Subscription model
1.2 Enterprise licensing
1.3 Advertising

[OR]

One or more options may be combined.

[OR]
1.1 SEO
1.2 Paid ads
1.3 Partnerships

[SEQ]

Order matters.

[SEQ]
1.1 Research
1.2 Prototype
1.3 Testing
1.4 Launch

Decision Points

Decision Points (DPs) define moments where strategy changes depending on conditions. 

DP1:
If user growth slows:
    → reduce expansion spending

Dependencies

Dependencies express prerequisites between goals. 

1.3 depends on → 1.1

1.4 requires → 1.2 and 1.3

Risks and Assumptions

[RISK]

[RISK]
Large competitor enters market

[ASSUMPTION]

[ASSUMPTION]
AI demand continues increasing

Branching Logic

Branches represent alternative strategic paths. 

[BRANCH]
If funding fails:
    → prioritize profitability

Priority Markers

[Primary] 1.1 Main strategy
[Secondary] 1.2 Backup strategy

★ 1.3 Preferred option

Time Horizons

[NOW]
1.1 Research market

[NEXT]
1.2 Build MVP

[LATER]
1.3 International expansion

Recommended Workflow

  1. Start with one main goal.
  2. Break it into intermediate goals.
  3. Define relationships using tags.
  4. Add dependencies and contingencies.
  5. Refine and reorganize branches.
  6. Export to PDF for printing or sharing.

Keyboard shortcuts

Key Action
key [AND], [OR], [XOR], [SEQ], [ASSUMPTION], [RISK], [CONSTRAINTS], DP, [BRANCH], [Primary], [Secondary]
status [DRAFT], [ACTIVE], [BLOCKED], [COMPLETE], [ABANDONED]
time [NOW], [NEXT], [LATER], [FUTURE A], [FUTURE B], [FUTURE C]
sym →, ★
today prints current date, format ": 01/01/2026"
tomorrow prints tomorrow date, format ": 01/01/2026"
yesterday prints yesterday date, format ": 01/01/2026"
emoji 🔥, ⚠️, ✅, ❌, 📌, 🚀, ⏳, 💡, 🔒

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Privacy

The app is local-first and designed for private strategic thinking. No account or cloud storage is required.

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