How can the MECE Principle be used in strategic planning?

The MECE Principle, which stands for Mutually Exclusive and Collectively Exhaustive, can be used in strategic planning to ensure that all potential issues or factors are considered and that there is no overlap in categories. This principle can be applied in creating a Profitability Tree, where each branch represents a different factor affecting profitability. Each branch is mutually exclusive, meaning they do not overlap, and collectively exhaustive, meaning all possible factors are considered. This allows for a thorough analysis of company profits.

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First and foremost, use this slide to define the basics of your problem and list all of your Mutually Exclusive (ME) items, as well as all of your Collectively Exhaustive (CE) items. Then communicated these items to your team or stakeholders. With slides, such as this one, you can create and share with your team a Profitability Tree. Profitability trees are a type of issue tree that is created with the sole intent to run a thorough analysis of the company profits.

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McKinsey MECE Principle

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