game plan
Mapped-out strategy
A game plan is a strategy for achieving a goal, originally the approach a sports team devises before competition.
The term now applies broadly to any planned course of action: What's the game plan for the meeting?
We need a game plan before approaching investors.
It implies deliberate preparation rather than improvisation.
Methods to achieve goals
- approachWay of handling something
- schemeCalculated strategy, often secretive
- objectivePurpose or goal
- goalDesired end result
execution · maneuver · foresight · endgame · initiative · contingency · countermove · positioning
Documented set of tactics
- formationCreation or arrangement
- playsStaged dramatic works
- coachingGuiding others to improve
- huddleClose protective gathering
halftime · adjustments · scrimmage · matchup · offense · defense · quarterback · sideline
Detailed plan forward
- milestonesNotable points of progress
- deliverablesContracted work products owed
- stakeholdersThose with investment in outcome
- pitchFrequency of sound
rollout · launch · scaling · projections · KPIs · timeline · resources · budget
Summary of key elements
- organizingSystematically putting in order
- schedulingAssigning times to events
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
- prioritizingOrdering by importance
researching · training · delegating · goal-setting · benchmarking · structuring · checklist · rehearsal
tactics
Methods to achieve goals
goal · execution · maneuver · foresight · endgame · initiative · contingency · countermove · positioning · advantage
playbook
Documented set of tactics
huddle · halftime · adjustments · scrimmage · matchup · offense · defense · quarterback · sideline · timeout
roadmap
Detailed plan forward
- milestonesNotable points of progress
- deliverablesContracted work products owed
- stakeholdersThose with investment in outcome
pitch · rollout · launch · scaling · projections · KPIs · timeline · resources · budget · partnership
outline
Summary of key elements
- organizingSystematically putting in order
- schedulingAssigning times to events
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
prioritizing · researching · training · delegating · goal-setting · benchmarking · structuring · checklist · rehearsal · dry-run
- competition metaphorslevel playing field, race to the bottom, win-win, rat race, front runner
- pregamewarmup, warm-up, stretching routine, stretching, pep talk
- sports idiomsdrop the ball, throw in the towel, slam dunk, out of left field, level playing field
- coachinghead coach, life coaching, mentorship, executive coaching, fitness coach
- strategystrategy, grand strategy, tactics, tactic, tactical
- approachesapproach, approaches, method, methods, way
game planimprovisation
Spontaneous, unplanned creation
winging it · spontaneity · ad-libbing · playing it by ear · improv
game planchaos
Complete disorder and confusion
disorder · disorganization · randomness · aimlessness · confusion