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Plan your commercial brief

Use these prompts to turn a broad growth or origination objective into a brief that a research and commercial team can apply. Work with high-level business descriptions and role labels; no personal or confidential deal information is needed.

Operating view

  1. 01Objective

    Name the decision and the commercial constraint behind it.

  2. 02Execution

    Define relevance, evidence and the path into conversation.

  3. 03Review

    Identify the receiving decision and how the work will be assessed.

Section 01

Write a brief someone else can interpret

Answer each prompt in plain language. Separate requirements from preferences and mark any assumption you want to test. A useful answer is specific enough to guide a choice: which businesses belong in the search, what information justifies outreach or what the receiving team needs before it can act.

If you cannot answer a question, describe the decision needed to resolve it. The worksheet is a preparation aid, not a requirement to have a complete operating model before starting a conversation. It can also be used as a blank discussion guide with colleagues.

Section 02

What happens to what you type

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Section 03

Your working brief

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  1. Part 01

    The commercial decision

    Describe the problem as a decision the team needs to make. Identify the constraint that makes that decision difficult, rather than starting with a requested volume of activity.

  2. Part 02

    The businesses to reach

    Define the market through business characteristics. Distinguish the core segment from adjacent businesses and give a reason for the boundary. Avoid entering company names or private target information.

  3. Part 03

    The evidence for relevance

    Identify what research can establish and what needs a conversation. State how an uncertain record should be treated so that incomplete information does not become an unsupported conclusion.

  4. Part 04

    The approach and its ownership

    Connect the reason for contact to a useful subject for discussion. Consider existing relationships and response handling before adding activity. Use role descriptions instead of personal details.

  5. Part 05

    The receiving decision

    Describe the handoff from the perspective of the next team. Include enough context for it to assess a next step while leaving lending, investment and transaction decisions with the client and its appointed advisers.

  6. Part 06

    The review and adjustment

    Choose evidence that can answer an operating question. Separate activity from quality and account for changes in the brief, segment or maturity of the work before interpreting a comparison.

Section 04

Turn the answers into a concise brief

Read the answers together and look for contradictions. A narrow target definition paired with an expansive activity expectation may need reconsideration. A handoff requirement may ask for information that the preceding conversation never seeks. Resolve the most important gaps, then summarize the objective, criteria, responsibilities and receiving decision in your own working document.

Section 05

Put the ideas to work

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