--- title: Four Best Practice Agenda Items for Strategy Review Meetings description: Four Best Practice Agenda Items for improving your Strategy Review Meetings image: https://www.esmgrp.com/hubfs/Stock_Photos/Meeting%20-%20Cluttered%20Table.jpg --- {% set baseFontFamily = "Open Sans" %} /* Add the font family you wish to use. You may need to import it above. */ {% set headerFontFamily = "Open Sans" %} /* This affects only headers on the site. Add the font family you wish to use. 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You too can have a management team making better decisions!  Here are four key agenda items that work in any Strategy Review. 1. **Start with the Strategy Map** – Before you discuss metrics, targets, actuals, variances, financials, stretch targets, percentages, project plans, line items, action items, and any and all things quantitative, take a quick look at this simply color-coded one-ager. I promise over the course of the meeting you’ll dive into details.  First, take a collective deep breath and remind yourself of the logic behind the map.  Where are your gaps?  What are you doing well?  *Is your business strategy working*? 2. **Trend Reports – **Target where you’re falling off a cliff. If you are moving from green to yellow, that is an indicator that may be something to discuss. [![Download Free SRM Report Templates](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/2256723/29a167ed-db24-4bd1-adcc-f4de639621c9.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/2256723/29a167ed-db24-4bd1-adcc-f4de639621c9) 3. **No more than 3-5 Deep-Dive Objectives** – Whether you have 8 strategic objectives or 20, if you try to talk about everything, you end up talking about nothing. Narrow your focus down to the critical big-picture items that need course-corrections. ![Strategy Map + ESM](https://www.esmgrp.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screenshots/Laptop%20and%20Map%20(2).png?width=1144&name=Laptop%20and%20Map%20(2).png) **4. Close with something you’re doing well – **Select an objective or initiative that has seen improvement in the past couple of months to close your deep dives with. Even well-structured meetings can get bogged down, so end on a lighter note to keep things moving (hopefully towards lunch.) At the end of the day, remember your key deliverables will be a list of action items that your team can review.  Make sure you take thorough notes with action item owners, deadlines, and clearly marked deliverables. ---   Topics: [Strategy Review Meetings](https://www.esmgrp.com/blog/topic/strategy-review-meetings) ### Subscribe To Our Blog ### About ESM Software ESM Software helps teams execute and design their strategic plans with Balanced Scorecard software and coaching. ### Partnerships [Become a partner ](https://www.esmgrp.com/partners)[Our Partners](https://www.esmgrp.com/partners/listing)   ### Recent Posts ### [Contact](https://info.esmgrp.com/esm-business-strategy-contact) 55 Old Bedford Road Suite 107 Lincoln, MA 01773 781-541-4465 [inquiries@esmgrp.com](mailto:inquiries@esmgrp.com)   ### Get Started [![FREE TRIAL](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/2256723/interactive-181950407207.png) ](https://www.esmgrp.com/hs/cta/wi/redirect?encryptedPayload=AVxigLJOMj0OevxHxOQIE3PtEmmR1h5fer0cLXi0PHLhPI7PzkXiCJe%2FW990eo5VDXP16%2BxGpWzt6FU5pNFid66w9gHOyxg2%2FXg5CuVhHRkQrV1YzfL1pf1NCMIV5yJvfheSlKUxCcL234W7At9bseIE10FwdAymtQwdqk24fmRxy63BTLQ%3D&webInteractiveContentId=181950407207&portalId=2256723) [![Share on Facebook](https://static.hubspot.com/final/img/common/icons/social/facebook-24x24.png)](http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.esmgrp.com%2Fblog%2Ffour-best-practice-agenda-items-for-strategy-review-meetings%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dfacebook) [![Share on LinkedIn](https://static.hubspot.com/final/img/common/icons/social/linkedin-24x24.png)](https://www.linkedin.com/company/esm-software-group-inc-) [![Share on Twitter](https://static.hubspot.com/final/img/common/icons/social/twitter-24x24.png)](https://twitter.com/esm_software) [![Share on Email](https://static.hubspot.com/final/img/common/icons/social/email-24x24.png)](mailto:inquiries@esmgrp.com) [Privacy Policy](https://www.esmgrp.com/legal)