50 Tier-1 Strategy Skills for Claude: Full Engagement

Use when: You need the factual baseline before choosing a direction

Output: Fact base, momentum read, and prioritized issues list

Use when: The problem is stated as a symptom or is too broad to solve

Output: One-page problem statement and the key question to answer

Use when: A big question must be broken into testable sub-questions

Output: MECE issue tree with branches ranked by impact

Use when: A problem keeps recurring and symptoms are being treated

Output: Root-cause map and the drivers worth fixing

Use when: Growth has stalled and leadership is debating symptoms

Output: Ranked constraint diagnosis and the evidence to confirm it

Use when: A strategy rests on beliefs that may be weak or untested

Output: Assumption register with a test plan per assumption

Use when: You want an answer-first plan instead of boiling the ocean

Output: Prioritized hypothesis set and the analyses that test each

Use when: You need to turn the question into a sequenced analysis plan

Output: Workplan with analyses, data needs, owners, and sequence

Use when: You need a defensible size for a market or opportunity

Output: Sized market with method, assumptions, and a sensitivity range

Use when: You need to see the full landscape and where you sit in it

Output: Market map, players by role, and the flows of value

Use when: You need a clear read on rivals and industry structure

Output: Competitor profiles and a five-forces structural read

Use when: You need to predict how rivals will respond to your move

Output: Likely competitor moves and your pre-planned responses

Use when: You need sharper customer groups to steer strategy

Output: MECE segments, sizes, needs, and priority segments

Use when: You need the real jobs and triggers behind buying behavior

Output: Job map, pains and gains, and demand drivers ranked

Use when: You need to know where value is created and captured

Output: Profit-pool map and the strategic implication of each pool

Use when: You need to find where to expand or where rivals are absent

Output: White-space opportunities scored on fit and attractiveness

Use when: You need to test the strategy against how the world is shifting

Output: Trend map, disruption vectors, and the so-what for strategy

Use when: You need a coherent strategic direction, not a list of ideas

Output: A linked choice cascade with the logic that makes it win

Use when: You need alternatives before committing to a single path

Output: Three to five real options with the theory of each

Use when: You need to compare options on the same evidence bar

Output: Scored options, trade-offs, and a defensible recommendation

Use when: A decision needs economics, sensitivities, and risks

Output: Business case with base, upside, downside, and decision logic

Use when: Pricing power, discounting, or monetization is unclear

Output: Pricing diagnosis, model, and an action plan

Use when: You must allocate scarce resources across many bets

Output: Portfolio diagnosis, invest/hold/exit calls, and allocation

Use when: You need to close a capability or market gap

Output: A build/buy/partner recommendation with the reasoning

Use when: Too many investments compete for limited capital

Output: Ranked investment slate and the allocation rationale

Use when: You have an offer and need the route to the customer

Output: GTM plan: target, channels, offer, motion, and milestones

Use when: Strategy needs translation into how work actually gets done

Output: Operating-model design with capabilities and governance

Use when: Decisions stall because ownership is unclear

Output: Decision map with clear owners and escalation paths

Use when: Too many initiatives compete for attention and money

Output: Ranked roadmap of initiatives and what to stop doing

Use when: A strategy must become sequenced, ownable delivery

Output: Phased roadmap with waves, milestones, owners, and risks

Use when: The current structure blocks the strategy

Output: Org design options with spans, layers, and trade-offs

Use when: The strategy needs skills the organization lacks today

Output: Capability gap map and a plan to close each gap

Use when: A launch or new mandate needs momentum from day one

Output: A 30/60/90 plan with owners, early wins, and checkpoints

Use when: The change will fail on adoption, not on logic

Output: Change plan: awareness, buy-in, enablement, and reinforcement

Use when: A strategy needs pressure-testing before it launches

Output: Scenario stress test and the response moves that survive it

Use when: Strategic risk needs an owner and a response plan

Output: Risk register, heat map, and mitigation owners

Use when: You want failure modes surfaced before you commit

Output: Ranked failure modes and the safeguards for each

Use when: The future is uncertain and you need robust choices

Output: Scenarios, signposts to watch, and no-regret moves

Use when: Metrics are noisy, lagging, or performative

Output: A KPI tree that ties every metric to a decision

Use when: You need to show how the strategy creates value

Output: A driver tree from top-line value to operational levers

Use when: Benefits must be tracked and captured after launch

Output: Value ledger, gates, and a benefit-capture governance model

Use when: Delivery needs oversight without slowing it down

Output: Governance model: gates, forums, cadence, and decisions

Use when: The recommendation needs pre-wiring before the meeting

Output: Stakeholder map and a one-by-one engagement plan

Use when: You need the argument to land in the first 60 seconds

Output: Governing thought, supporting lines, and the story spine

Use when: A busy executive needs the answer on one page

Output: A one-page executive summary that leads with the answer

Use when: A decision must be made in writing, not in a meeting

Output: Decision memo with options, recommendation, and next steps

Use when: You need a board-ready deck structure before you build it

Output: A storyboard: action titles, message per slide, and flow

Use when: You have findings but not yet an insight

Output: Findings turned into ranked insights and their implications

Use when: The recommendation will face a tough room

Output: The hard questions and a tight answer for each

Use when: The work must end in a decision and an action

Output: The recommendation, the ask, owners, and the timeline