Strategy execution through a disciplined 90-day operating rhythm.
A fractional COO sits in the leadership rhythm and is accountable for delivery, not just the plan. Ajility converts vision into a 12-month roadmap, 90-day priorities and weekly tracking, reviewed each quarter. Turn the plan into a few priorities with a name, a date and a weekly check against each one. Ajility converts vision into a 12-month roadmap, 90-day priorities and weekly tracking.
- EngagementEmbedded fractional
- Typical horizonreviewed each quarter
- Best suited$3M to $30M founder-led
Where the operating problem shows up
These are the problems you can see in the week, not abstract symptoms on a slide.
- Great offsites that result in zero action.
- Annual plans forgotten by February.
- Teams misaligned on what the top priorities actually are.
- Strategy is disconnected from daily operations.
The operating structure Ajility installs
You get a practical way for the work to run, with clear owners and records your team can use.
- Clear 1-year plans broken into 90-day execution sprints.
- Top 3 to 5 company priorities with assigned owners.
- A system for cascading goals to departmental levels.
- Weekly tracking of priority progress.
The operating rhythm for implementation
Ajility looks at how the business runs now, builds what is missing and works with your team until the new rhythm is usable.
Extract
Clarify the founder's vision and long-term targets.
Translate
Break the vision down into an actionable 12-month roadmap.
Sprint
Define strict 90-day priorities and assign owners.
Track
Install weekly execution tracking to ensure momentum.
Fractional COO service questions
What does Ajility charge for strategy to execution work?
- The 90-Day Execution Sprint is from $9,900 plus GST and the Annual Growth Plan is from $12,000 plus GST. Both have a fixed scope and a written list of what Ajility will hand over.
What is the smallest engagement?
- The Quarterly Planning Day is from $3,900 plus GST. It sets the top three to five priorities for the quarter with named owners and a weekly tracking rhythm.
What is the difference between the sprint and the annual plan?
- The Annual Growth Plan, from $12,000 plus GST, sets the one year and three year direction. The 90-Day Execution Sprint, from $9,900 plus GST, converts that direction into one focused quarter of delivery.
How is progress tracked after the plan is set?
- Ajility installs a weekly leadership tracking rhythm so priorities are reviewed against owners and dates each week. Ongoing facilitation is available inside the Integrator Retainer, from $3,000 per month plus GST.
Is a one day strategy session enough?
- It is enough to set or reset direction if the output becomes owned quarterly priorities and a weekly check. Without that follow-through it rarely changes behaviour. Ajility's 1-Day Strategy Session is from $5,400 plus GST.
What is a one-page plan?
- A one-page plan states the business's direction, this year's goals and this quarter's three to five priorities with an owner against each, on a single page the whole team can read. Its value comes from being reviewed weekly, not from being written.
Should we use an outside facilitator for our strategy day?
- Usually yes, once the leadership team is more than three or four people. A facilitator lets the owner take part instead of chairing, keeps the day to decisions, and makes sure each priority leaves the room with an owner and a date.
What's the difference between a strategy session and a 90-day sprint?
- A strategy session sets direction in a day. A 90-day sprint converts direction into a quarter of delivery with owners, milestones and weekly tracking. Ajility's 1-Day Strategy Session is from $5,400 plus GST; the 90-Day Execution Sprint is from $9,900 plus GST.
How do I run a quarterly planning day with my leadership team?
- Review last quarter honestly, read the scorecard, agree three to five priorities for the next 13 weeks with one owner and a done measure each, and book the weekly tracking meeting before anyone leaves.
How do I cascade company goals down to department level?
- Set three to five company priorities for the quarter, then have each department set its own few priorities that visibly serve them. Departmental goals align up, so functions stop optimising their own corner.
Operating insights on this work
- Operating Insight
Why your plan dies in Q1, and the 90-day rhythm that fixes it
Most founder-led businesses don't have a strategy problem. They have an execution problem. Why annual plans drift inside a quarter, and the operating rhythm that keeps priorities tight, owners accountable and the team focused.
Read Why your plan dies in Q1, and the 90-day rhythm that fixes it - Case Study
Cutting ~$1M in 90 days: commercial discipline in a mining-services business
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Read Cutting ~$1M in 90 days: commercial discipline in a mining-services business
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