REVIEW PROCESS

SOME KEY POINTS TO NOTE ARE AS FOLLOWS:

BUSINESS MODEL

360 DEGREE

CMS/360 includes a company's Business Model as the first theme of the framework given its significance to the overall success and failure of a business. We recommend

that the Business Model be fully documented and reviewed on a regular basis.

Business models have been around for a long time as a

strategy tool, and the underlying techniques for

analyzing a business model continue to evolve

A business model is essential for putting a stake in the ground and needs to be

developed and adapted as the business evolves and the

competitive landscape changes

The business model document and related aspects need to

be developed fully and considered of extremely high

importance by the whole management team

The business model has a different purpose compared

to a business plan

All companies large and small and in all industries should have a clearly documented business model and should evaluate it on

a consistent basis

A company's business model should not be confused with a

revenue model (often the case) as the revenue streams

are only one aspect of the overall business model.

DEFINITION OF TERMS

VALUE PROPOSITIONSA value proposition is a promise of value to be delivered, communicated, and acknowledged. It is also a belief from the customer about how value (benefit) will be delivered, experienced and acquired. A value proposition can apply to an entire organization, or parts thereof, or customer accounts, or products or services. (Definition from Wikipedia). Various techniques exist to help define and test a value proposition.

SHARED VISIONThere are many definitions of the term 'shared vision'

however all point to defining 'what are we looking to create?'. In the business model definition above this relates

primarily to the abstract representation of the organization. As well as painting a picture it is important that it is agreed by senior management and that employees, customers and

partners endorse it in order to make it a 'shared' vision.

BUSINESS MODELA business model is an "abstract representation of an organization, be it conceptual, textual, and/or graphical, of all core interrelated architectural, co-operational, and financial arrangements designed and developed by an organization presently and in the future, as well as all core products and/or services the organization offers, or will offer, based on these arrangements that are needed to achieve its strategic goals and objectives. (Definition by Al-Debei, El-Haddadeh and Avison (2008) from Wikipedia). There are 50+ common business model concepts to be aware of.

Business Model Canvas Document

Value Proposition Canvas Document

Pricing Strategies Document

PRICING STRATEGIESA business can use a variety of pricing strategies when selling a product or service. The price can be set to maximize profitability for each unit sold or from the market overall. It can be used to defend an existing market from new entrants, to increase market share within a market or to enter a new market. Pricing is one of the most vital and highly demanded component within the theory of marketing mix. (Definition from Wikipedia). There are 25+ common pricing strategies to be aware of.

PRODUCT ROADMAPA product roadmap communicates the why and what

behind what you’re building. It is a guiding strategic document as well as a plan for executing the strategy. A

roadmap is a high-level visual summary that maps out the vision and direction of your product offering over time.

(Definition from ProductPlan.com).

RECOMMENDED OUTPUTS

CMS/360 PERFECT 10 SCOREAchieving a perfect score for the Business Model theme requires at least:

Product Roadmap Document

A unique and defensible business model agreed by your whole management team, to include a representation of the core elements (customer relationships, partners, activities, resources, value propositions, channels, customer segments, cost structure, revenue streams), with value propositions defined for each aspect of the business model, and documentation of assumptions, constraints, external forces and development priorities.

A clear and documented representation of the pricing strategies being deployed by the business across product lines with associated assumptions and research that went into defining those strategies.

A clearly defined product road-map that describes in sufficient clear detail the future set of products and services required to

accomplish the shared vision.

About CMS/360Designed by Creative Media Systems Limited (London, UK), CMS/360 is a management review and planning process along with online support that helps self-evaluation and planning around 7 core themes and 21 topics. Further details can be seen at www.cms360.org.

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