StratPro vs. Other Strategy Execution Systems: Which Is Right For You?

Even when business operations appear to be running smoothly, many CEOs and business owners find themselves falling short when it comes to strategic direction and execution. It’s one thing to create the right vision for the future, and quite another thing attempting to make that vision a reality.

Inevitably, questions arise about engagement, organizational alignment, and frameworks for business growth. That’s why it’s so important for business leaders to recognize signs of strategy failure and take the steps necessary to define their strategy in a new way and help get that strategy in place.

In this article, we look at two key strategy execution systems where these systems excel and where they might fall short for some businesses. Moving the strategic process forward requires answering some important questions:

• Have you defined exactly where your business is going? Is your team fired up about the business and working every day to achieve company objectives?
• Have you achieved a level of success but feel your organization is failing to achieve its maximum potential?
• Is there a clear alignment between your strategy and the accountability needed to implement that strategy?
• Are you worried that changes in the market and/or with competitors will leave you at a disadvantage?
• Do you have a working strategic plan but aren’t confident it can be put in place?

A company’s need for a state-of-the-art strategy execution system depends upon the answers to these challenging questions.

In this article, we look at how StratPro stacks up against other strategic execution frameworks, where it excels, and why it may be the right choice for organizations seeking long-term, sustainable growth.

StratPro: An “MRI for Your Business”

The Alternative Board’s StratPro program is designed to help businesses diagnose the real issues holding them back, align their leadership teams, and execute strategy with confidence and clarity.

StratPro is built around a transformative series of leadership team workshops that dive deep into core components of business success:

• Team alignment
• Strategic advantage
• Risk mitigation
• Strategic execution

The goal isn’t simply to build a strategic plan. It’s to build the capability to implement that plan—consistently and effectively.

Where many strategic planning programs stop at vision statements and annual goals, StratPro continues through the full cycle of execution and optimization. With experienced facilitators, practical tools, and a proven methodology, StratPro helps leadership teams identify the obstacles slowing them down—and address them head-on.

A Focus on Communication and Team Dynamics

A signature element of StratPro is the integration of communication best practices—such as DISC and other behavioral assessment tools—to help leadership teams understand each other’s styles, decision-making approaches, and conflict tendencies.

When teams communicate better, they collaborate better. And when conflict becomes productive instead of disruptive, strategic execution accelerates.

A Diagnostic Approach: The Business MRI

StratPro begins with what TAB calls an “MRI for your business”—a comprehensive assessment that reveals gaps in performance, exposes hidden risks, and highlights opportunities for improvement. This diagnostic insight becomes the foundation for all strategic work that follows.

This approach is not theoretical; it’s based on TAB’s 30+ years of working with over 25,000 businesses worldwide.

The Business Builder’s Blueprint: StratPro’s Strategic Engine

A standout feature of StratPro is the Business Builder’s Blueprint, an industry-leading, cloud-based strategic planning platform. It provides structure, clarity, and ongoing visibility into both strategy and execution.

Within the Blueprint, business leaders can:

• Define personal and business visions
• Set long-term strategic goals
• Build and track execution plans
• Analyze financials
• Implement accountability systems
• Measure progress quarter by quarter

As TAB notes, “The Blueprint doesn’t just help you create a strategy—it gives you the tools to implement it and measure results along the way.”

Employees benefit as well. They gain transparency into the parts of the strategic plan they are responsible for, strengthening ownership and accountability at every level of the organization.

StratPro Workshops: Alignment, Execution, and Accountability

Unlike traditional strategic planning sessions that deliver a binder of ideas with little follow-up, StratPro is built around recurring, expertly facilitated workshops that ensure long-term accountability and execution.

Workshops can occur every two weeks or at a pace that fits your organization. Each session is structured to:

• Draw out the leadership team’s best thinking
• Align everyone around a shared vision.
• Build a focused, realistic strategic plan
• Establish mechanisms to track and measure progress

As the workshops progress, team cohesion deepens, decision-making becomes more collaborative, and execution becomes more disciplined.

By the time StratPro is fully implemented, leadership teams typically see

• The “Business MRI” identifies key gaps and opportunities. As a result, forthcoming efforts are focused on genuinely strategic activities.
• The organization has a clear vision that all team members understand, buy into and are working daily to achieve.
• A deliberate culture has been established based on shared values. Employees are hired, fired, promoted and compensated based on both job performance and adherence to values and culture.
• A well-defined accountability chart has been created. Responsibilities of all key staff are clear. The owner has delegated key tasks. The right staff are in the right seats.
• Value to the customer is clear. Well-defined points of differentiation are specified. A company’s unique value proposition is clearly written and compelling.
• Improved decision-making process is employed. Conflict resolution tools are in place. Consensus building is established.
• SMART goals and well-defined Strategies are established and fully accountable action plans developed.
• The right leading and lagging indicators are defined. Decisions are made based on KPI achievement.
• Leadership looks forward to professionally-facilitated meetings that help them move the business forward, resolve issues, and achieve accountability. In other words, CEOs and business owners learn how to “walk the walk” and “talk the talk.”

StratPro facilitators are not consultants but rather seasoned professionals who have helped scores of business owners and leaders achieve their personal vision of success.

When it comes to choosing among business growth frameworks and small business strategy tools, TAB’s StratPro resource stands out as a proven way to transform your business. 

How StratPro Stands Out From Other Strategic Frameworks

There is no shortage of business frameworks and strategy execution systems on the market today. Many offer useful tools, but few combine strategic planning, leadership alignment, and ongoing accountability into a single, integrated system.

Here’s where StratPro distinguishes itself from “the rest of the field”:

1. Team First, Strategy Second

Most systems dive immediately into operational or strategic issues. StratPro takes a different approach:
Align the leadership team first—before touching the business.
Because if the team isn’t aligned, nothing else works.

2. Real-World Experience, Not Theory

StratPro’s tools and methodologies are grounded in TAB’s decades of work with thousands of privately held companies across industries.

3. Peer Advisory Boards

TAB members gain access to a confidential advisory board of fellow business owners. This real-world perspective and accountability dramatically enhance strategic implementation.

4. One-on-One Coaching

Beyond workshops, business leaders receive individualized executive coaching—support most frameworks do not include.

5. A Complete Strategy-to-Execution Platform

The Business Builder’s Blueprint gives StratPro an advantage:
a single, integrated platform for planning, tracking, measuring, and adapting strategy.

6. A Holistic Approach to Leadership

StratPro addresses communication, culture, behavioral styles, and alignment—factors often overlooked by more tactical or operational systems.

If your business needs deeper strategic clarity, stronger team alignment, and ongoing support to turn ideas into results, StratPro stands out as one of the most comprehensive and actionable strategy execution systems available today.

While many frameworks help with structure or operations, StratPro goes further—providing the facilitation, tools, platforms, coaching, and peer support that create lasting transformation.