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Prioritized Financial Action Plan.

Turn your scores and your weak link into a written, sequenced plan that routes to the right guides with clear targets and a dated first action.

Build the plan in three moves: sequence the work, write the rows, and set what better looks like. Address an acute cash crisis first if present. Then start with the guide for your weak link, add every other sub-domain that is not yet reliable in dependency order, and drop any already reliable. Do not run more than two guides at once.

Step A: which guide each sub-domain routes to

Sub-domainIts guide
Visibility and foundationFinancial Visibility and Foundation
Cash flowCash Flow Management
ProfitabilityProfitability and Margins
Planning and decisionsFinancial Planning and Decision-Making
Metrics and reviewFinancial Metrics and Ongoing Review

Step B: build the plan

OrderSub-domain and guideCurrentTargetFirst actionOwner
1 (weak link)
2
3

Step C: set what better looks like

For each row, state the move it represents, for example: "Financial Visibility and Foundation takes the foundation from shaky to reliable," or "Profitability and Margins takes profit understanding from unclear to solid."

If you are in an acute cash crisis

Flag it here and treat it as immediate, ahead of the sequence above. Get a forecast in front of you, act on the near-term shortfall, and if you truly cannot meet payroll or rent, call a professional today.

Commit to the first move

Start date

Your answers stay in your browser on this page and are never sent anywhere. Return here at reassessment to record how far each sub-domain has moved.

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