Operations Plan

An operations plan is the document that translates strategic direction into specific operational commitments: org structure, processes, systems, milestones, and resource allocation. Typically built annually alongside the financial budget and updated as conditions change, the plan is the connective tissue between strategy and execution. Strategy without an operations plan is aspiration; operations plan without strategy is busywork. The combination is execution.

The standard components:

Org structure:

• Current state: existing teams and reporting.
• Future state: planned teams, new functions, reporting evolution.
• Hiring plan tied to org structure.

Processes and rituals:

• How decisions get made.
• Meeting cadences (1:1s, team meeti...