Quick Start
The goal is to make development and rendition of StratML content as easy as possible without pretending that AI-generated markup should go unreviewed.
Three Entry Paths
1. Existing Plan or Report
Render an existing structured plan or performance report faithfully in the applicable StratML format. Preserve supported content and structure; do not add unsupported assertions merely to fill optional elements.
2. Unstructured Source
Use a webpage, article, correspondence, notes, dialogue, complaint, opportunity statement, or other narrative source. Infer implicit strategic structure only when reasonable, and disclose substantive inferences, assumptions, gaps, and qualifications in OtherInformation.
3. No Source Yet
Do not require the user to arrive with a “strategic plan.” Begin with a problem, opportunity, complaint, aspiration, or intended result and use a short interview to elicit enough information to formulate a plan.
No-Source Interview Prompt
StratML Part 1 — Reusable Prompt
StratML Part 2 — Reusable Prompt
Simple Prompt Builder
For users who do not want to edit a long prompt, choose the options below. The page will assemble a self-contained instruction, including the complete applicable XSD, that can be copied into an AI service.
Generated Prompt
Open an AI Service
For now, the safest service-independent workflow is copy prompt → open service → provide source. Some AI services also support reusable configured assistants that can eventually reduce this to nearly one click.
ChatGPT
Use the copied prompt in a normal ChatGPT conversation. Reusable GPT configurations may also be shareable by link where account and workspace settings permit.
Open ChatGPTClaude
Use the copied prompt with Claude and provide the source as a URL, pasted text, or supported attachment.
Open ClaudeGemini
Use the copied prompt with Gemini. Google also supports shareable Gems, which may provide a convenient reusable StratML-specific configuration.
Open GeminiReview & Validate
AI can accelerate development and conversion, but human review remains important. Check the rendition against the source or elicited information, especially where the AI has inferred structure or calculated values.
Part 2 Form
Use the Part 2 form to flesh out stakeholder roles, value chains, performance indicators, targets, and actual results.
Open Part 2 FormDiscover Existing Plans
Search existing StratML goals, objectives, stakeholders, values, sources, and related content before creating something duplicative.
Search StratMLOBVO Example
See the Objective-Based Voluntary Organization plan for an example of a machine-readable plan that also identifies supporting tools and services.
View OBVO PlanPublish, Index & Discover
Validation is not the end of the workflow. A validated StratML file becomes more useful when it is persistently published and discoverable by people, applications, and AI agents.
Submit for Indexing
When the service is available, a publicly accessible StratML file can be submitted for indexing and discovery.
Open Indexing ServiceSearch Indexed Plans
Search indexed StratML content to discover related goals, objectives, stakeholders, values, sources, and other plan content.
Search StratML