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Governance Readiness Index · Performance Governance Edition
Strategy Execution Governance Readiness Index.
Approval does not turn a strategy into execution. CEOs, strategy leads and programme management office (PMO) heads use this index when the plan is sound and delivery is not. It scores whether intent reaches measurable outcomes, whether accountability is owned, and whether review changes anything.
Twenty minutesCandidly scoredEmbedded and evidenced, in progress, or not started
Inside the index
Ten governance control areas.
Each area sets out what embedded execution governance looks like in practice, from planning discipline and cascading through to board visibility and resource alignment. Areas are scored as embedded and evidenced, in progress, or not started, with interpretation guidance and red-flag indicators.
| # | Control area | Pillar |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | Strategic Planning Governance | Structure |
| 02 | Strategy Cascading & Alignment | Structure |
| 03 | KPI Architecture & Measurement Framework | Control |
| 04 | Strategic Framework Discipline | Control |
| 05 | Initiative & Project Alignment | Integration |
| 06 | Performance Review Rhythm & Governance | Integration |
| 07 | Accountability & Ownership Architecture | Resilience |
| 08 | Performance Reporting & Board Visibility | Resilience |
| 09 | Strategy Adaptation & Learning | Resilience |
| 10 | Resource & Capability Alignment | Integration |
Also included: common strategy execution failure points, a pillar-imbalance warning, and red-flag indicators of structural weakness, starting with strategy that never cascades beyond corporate level.
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