Daily Insight for CEOs: Starting the 2027 Strategic Planning Process

Strategic planning for 2027 should begin before the current year closes. CEOs who wait until December risk making important decisions under time pressure, relying on incomplete analysis, or carrying existing priorities into the new year without sufficient review. Starting early gives the executive team time to examine current performance, understand market developments, reassess strategic assumptions, and determine what the organization must do differently to achieve its next set of objectives.