The Complete Strategic Planning & Implementation Platform
The FastTrack™ platform has professional-grade tools that guide you step-by-step from vision to results—with AI assistance, proven frameworks, and built-in accountability.
Stop struggling with blank templates or expensive consultants. FastTrack™ gives you the same sophisticated planning tools used by Fortune 500 companies, plus optional professional consulting and coaching to make your plan actually happen. Based on 35+ years of experience and International Association for Strategy Professionals best practices.
Everything You Need in One Powerful Platform
Professional Planning Tools + Implementation System + AI Guidance = Strategic Success
What You Get
Guided Planning Process - Step-by-step from assessment to action
AI Planning Assistant - "Kai" provides examples, ideas, and best practices on demand
Implementation Dashboard - Real-time progress tracking and KPI monitoring
20+ Assessment Tools - SWOT, competitive analysis, business model evaluation
VisionLens™ Technology - Score and refine your vision for maximum impact
CLIME™ Methodology - Our proven system for turning plans into results
All for much less than the cost of one consultant hour per month.
Designed for Leaders and Teams Who Drive Strategy
The Platform That Makes Strategic Planning Achievable
FastTrack™ is built specifically for:
• Business Owners and their Leadership Teams
• CEOs and Senior Management
• Entrepreneurs and Start-Up Teams
• Executive Directors and Nonprofit Boards
• Association Managers and Directors
• Partners in Professional Firms
• Government Agency Leaders and Teams
Perfect for both individual leaders and collaborative teams.
While one person typically leads the process, FastTrack™ makes it easy to gather input from your team, export drafts for review, and build consensus around your strategic direction.
Work at your own pace.
Explore the FastTrack™ system step-by-step following our proven sequence, or jump to the sections that seem most relevant. Save your progress anytime and return when ready. Every element is designed to contribute to creating and executing a strategic plan that will help you achieve your vision of great success.
2. Create Your Strategic Foundation
Advanced SWOT with Best-Worst Scaling prioritization
Leverage and Risk gauges for strategic positioning
VisionLens™ Vision Evaluator to craft inspiring futures
Mission and values alignment tools
Strategic gap identification
4. Execute with Confidence
Implementation Planning (Unique to FastTrack™!)
Implementation Dashboard with live updates (Rare in planning tools!)
Monthly check-in protocols
Quarterly assessment frameworks
Annual replanning cycles
Risk and contingency planning
See FastTrack™ in Action
From Current State to Future Success—Every Tool You Need
1. Assess Your Starting Point
Business assessment across key dimensions
Financial analysis tools
Business model evaluation (20+ models)
Environmental scanning for opportunities/threats
Competitive analysis for up to 5 competitors or classes of competitors
Stakeholder input templates
3. Build Your Roadmap
Goals and strategies by strategy area
Objectives with measurable outcomes
Comprehensive KPI builder with benchmarks
SMART action steps with scoring
Milestone planning and validation
5. Get Help When You Need It
AI assistant "Kai" for on-demand guidance
Examples and templates throughout
Best practices built into every step
Save, export, and share capabilities
Upgrade to Fast Start or Coached tiers for expert consulting for plan creation and ongoing coaching to assure plan implementation
Choose Your Success Path
Three Ways to Transform Your Organization Using FastTrack™
Why invest in strategic planning? Organizations with good strategic plans who implement their plans are significantly more likely to grow and succeed, achieve their goals and vision, and adapt to change.
Self-Directed gives you the professional tools you need to create and implement your plan. Fast Start ensures you create a world-class plan. Coached offers assurance that you will actually implement your plan (which otherwise is the usual point of failure).
• Self-Directed → Professional platform for confident leaders
• Fast Start → Transform you and your team's ideas into a world-class strategic plan with expert guidance
• Coached → Ensure you stay the course and achieve the great outcomes you envision
Self-Directed
Full platform access for motivated leaders
Complete strategic planning platform with all the tools you need to create and implement your plan independently.
Platform Features:
20+ planning & assessment tools
VisionLens™ technology
CLIME™ implementation system
Kai AI assistant 24/7
Implementation dashboard
Progress tracking tools
Save, export, print capabilities
Perfect for: Leaders confident in self-directed work who want professional tools at an affordable price.
Fast Start
Platform PLUS expert plan creation
Get your strategic plan created faster and with greater confidence through expert consulting support from seasoned professionals.
Everything in Self-Directed PLUS:
4 hours one-on-one consulting with an experienced strategy consultant
Expert guidance creating YOUR plan
Best practices validation
Customized strategies for your situation
Accelerated timeline to completion
Professional plan review
Implementation roadmap design
Your consultant: Our strategic planning consultants have decades of experience working with organizations to develop best practices strategic business plans. Learn more about our consulting team at Forrest Consulting.
Perfect for: Leaders who value expert input to ensure their plan is excellent and executable.
Coached
Platform with expert plan creation PLUS ongoing implementation support
Never lose momentum with monthly coaching from experienced professionals to ensure your plan gets implemented and achieves results.
Everything in Fast Start (including 4 hours of consulting for plan creation) PLUS:
12 hours annual implementation coaching
Monthly accountability sessions with your coach
Navigate challenges as they arise
Real-time plan adjustments
Strategic opportunity assessment
Continuous optimization
Your dedicated success partnerp design
How Your 12 Coaching Hours Work:
• Monthly 60-minute implementation sessions throughout the year
• Each session focuses on accountability, problem-solving, and progress
• Quarterly reviews and annual plan assessment integrated into monthly sessions
• Limited access to the coach between sessions
• Plus: Your initial 4 hours of consulting to create the plan
Note: Annual replanning would use next year's consulting hours upon renewal
Your coach: Work with a strategic business coach from our team that has helped scores of leaders guide their organizations to their vision of great success. Learn more about our coaching approach at Forrest Consulting.
Perfect for: Leaders who value expert ongoing coaching to ensure implementation success.
Partner Organization Member Discounts
We proudly offer exclusive discounts of up to 30% on all tiers for members of select business organizations, trade associations, and other partners.
Self-Directed
$17.95/month
Fast Start
$79.95/month
Coached
$249.95/month
Click here to see if you are eligible and, if so, how to get your discount.
More Than Software—A Complete Strategic Success System
Why Leaders Choose FastTrack™
🎯Comprehensive Platform
From initial assessment through implementation tracking, all the tools you need in one place
🤖AI-Powered Assistance
Kai, your planning assistant, provides examples, suggestions, and best practices 24/7
🔄Living Plan Technology
Monthly check-ins, quarterly assessments, and annual review and replanning cycles keep your plan relevant and actionable
💡Behavioral Insights
Incorporates research from BIG DECISIONS: 40 disastrous decisions and thousands of research studies tell us how to make a great decision when it really matters to overcome mental traps and resistance to change
👥Expert Consulting and Coaching Options
Choose self-directed or add professional consulting and coaching to ensure success
📊Enterprise-Grade Tools
The same frameworks used by Fortune 500 companies, made accessible and affordable
📈Proven Methodology
Based on International Association for Strategy Professionals best practices, 35+ years of real-world success, and insights from AHEAD: Strategy is the Way to a Better Future (2nd edition) by Lee Crumbaugh
🚀Implementation Focus
Unlike traditional planning, FastTrack™ drives successful implementation through a comprehensive implementation plan and a real-time implementation dashboard
Platform Features That Drive Results
Professional Tools Made Accessible
Planning Intelligence
• Multi-model business analysis
• Best-Worst SWOT prioritization
• Competitive positioning analysis
• Stakeholder assessment guides
Vision Crafting
• VisionLens™ evaluation scoring
• Multiple vision testing
• Inspiration generators
• Alignment validators
Strategy Development
• Gap analysis tools
• Strategy rating system
• Objective builders
• KPI frameworks with benchmarks
Progress Management
• Real-time dashboards
• Financial ratio tracking
• Progress reports
• Export capabilities
Implementation Power
(Our Unique Advantage!)
• Comprehensive implementation planning
• Real-time implementation dashboard
• SMART action step scoring
• Milestone tracking
• Risk mitigation planning
• Communication templates
See What Leaders Say About Our Planning Process
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"Lee Crumbaugh is one of the most amazing, skilled and insightful consultants I have ever hired. In fact, many of his strategic planning materials are still in my possession and reviewed - 18 years later!"
John Sygielski
President, Harrisburg Area Community College
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“An invaluable resource for getting my company past the start up phase. When we met, I was the sole employee of the company. Two years later we have a staff of 8 therapists and 2 administrators - and still growing!"
Allison Hoff
AH Concierge Physical Therapy
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"Amazing guidance on business plans, budgeting, strategic plans and much much more. A wealth of knowledge when it comes to helping you to plan out your business and is great at helping you trouble-shoot when you are feeling stuck.'‘
Michelle Burke
Health & Taxes, LLC
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“Lee and his team from Forrest Consulting did a fabulous job walking The Association for Challenge Course Technology through an extensive Strategic Planning process. Very fun, Energetic, candid, directional and helpful!”
Michelle Hepler
Executive Director
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"Lee is a world-class leader. Inspirational and persuasive. His strongest talent is in bringing together top minds with differing viewpoints, tapping into their wisdom, and creating passion and collaboration around a core vision and approach."
David Willden
CEO, Creating You Inc.
Your Strategic Planning Department in the Cloud
Stop choosing between quality planning and affordable pricing
Without FastTrack™:
Expensive consultants ($25K-$100K+) or questionable DIY plans
Static plans that gather dust
No implementation support
Excel spreadsheets and Word docs
Low odds of effective implementation
With FastTrack™:
Professional platform ($24.95+/month)
Living plans with real-time tracking
Built-in implementation system
Integrated tools and dashboards
Data-driven success
FAQs
Is FastTrack™ really as comprehensive as hiring consultants?
Yes. FastTrack™ includes the same tools and frameworks used by top consulting firms, plus optional ongoing implementation support that most consultants don't provide. Our AI assistant and step-by-step guidance ensure you don't miss anything.
How long does it take to create a plan?
Many organizations complete their initial plan in 2-4 weeks working 4-6 hours per week. The platform guides you through each step, and you can save progress and return anytime.
What makes the AI assistant helpful?
Kai provides contextual help exactly when you need it—examples for your industry, wording suggestions, best practices, and answers to common planning questions. It's like having an expert consultant available 24/7.
Can multiple team members use the platform?
A subscription gives the organization one sign-in to the platform. For data integrity and security reasons, it’s recommended that one person control and populate the plan with input from the group. This often is done in planning workshops, where team members collaborate on input. The strategic plan, implementation plan, and implementation dashboard can be exported in various formats and shared.
What if we already have a strategic plan?
Perfect! You can input your existing goals and strategies, then use FastTrack's implementation tools to track progress, set KPIs, and ensure execution.
Ready to Experience Professional Strategic Planning?
Move your organization to your vision of great success using FastTrack™!
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