Companies Wanting Strategic Planning Stage are generally:

• Seeking assistance in formulating an appropriate strategic plan
   
• Led by a complete management team with key issues identified
   
• Conducting routine production with customer satisfaction data available
   
• Having issued patents, a written patent strategy and freedom to operate proven
   
• Possessing reasonable marketshare data and expectations
   
• Engaged in specific sales channels with issues identified
   
• Having adequate capital to execute on corrective action