Purpose, goals & strategic direction · Core
Strategic priority
Also called: priority area
ELI5
Something the organisation chooses to focus on first.
Used in conversation
“Calling twelve things strategic priorities means none is a priority.”
Definition
An area deliberately given greater attention and resources because it is critical to strategy.
Here “Strategic priority” means: An area deliberately given greater attention and resources because it is critical to strategy.
Pitch context
You will see “Strategic priority” in strategy decks, market analyses, business plans and planning workshops when the discussion reaches purpose, goals & strategic direction.
Why it matters: It helps a reader interpret purpose, goals & strategic direction without confusing the measure, decision, role or evidence being discussed.
Sources & evidence · 5
Supporting source families. This entry is an editorial synthesis rather than a quotation from one canonical glossary.
- Strategyzer — Business Model Canvas resourcesSupporting source family · practitioner · checked 2026-08-16
- Strategyzer — Value Proposition Canvas resourcesSupporting source family · practitioner · checked 2026-08-16
- LEANSTACK — Lean CanvasSupporting source family · practitioner · checked 2026-08-16
- U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division — Herfindahl-Hirschman IndexSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-16
- U.S. Census Bureau — Business and economy dataSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-16