Free X-matrix builder
Put your Hoshin plan on one page, mark how each part links to the next, and see what has no link. You don't need a login. If the form is new to you, read how to read an X-matrix.
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X-matrix
Fill in the five sections
Breakthrough objectives
Where the business must be in three to five years.
Annual objectives
What you must achieve this year to move toward them.
Top-level improvement priorities
The few projects that you commit to this year.
Targets to improve
The measures that show whether the priorities work.
Accountable people
Who answers for each priority. Use a role or a name.
Mark the links
Select a cell to change its mark: strong, then weak, then none. With a keyboard, Tab into the grid, use the arrow keys to move, and press Enter to change a cell.
On a narrow screen, you mark each link in a list. To see the grid, print the matrix or open this page on a wider screen.
Strong WeakBlank: nonePeople grid: strong means the person owns the priority. Weak means the person helps.
Top-level improvement priorities and annual objectives (0 marked)
P1
A1
Top-level improvement priorities and targets to improve (0 marked)
P1
T1
Top-level improvement priorities and accountable people (0 marked)
P1
R1
Breakthrough objectives and annual objectives (0 marked)
B1
A1
Breakthrough objectives and targets to improve (0 marked)
B1
T1
| Accountable people | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| P1 | |||
| A1 | Top-level improvement prioritiesAnnual objectivesTargets to improveBreakthrough objectives | T1 | R1 |
| B1 | |||
Gaps to review
Add text to the sections. This list then shows each row with a missing link.
Made with the free X-matrix builder at runhoshin.com
How to read an X-matrix
An X-matrix shows a whole plan on one page. Start at the bottom of the X and read clockwise.
- Bottom: breakthrough objectives. Where the business must be in three to five years.
- Left: annual objectives. What you must achieve this year to move toward them.
- Top: top-level improvement priorities. The few projects that do the work this year.
- Right: targets to improve. The measures that show whether the priorities work.
- Far right: accountable people. Who answers for each priority.
Each corner grid links the two sections beside it. A filled circle means a strong link. A hollow circle means a weak link. A blank cell means no link.
To check the plan, look for a row or column with no marks. A priority with no mark may have no reason to exist. An objective with no mark may have nothing behind it.
What the hosted app adds
The Run Hoshin app has no X-matrix screen, and it can't import this file. If you use the app, keep your X-matrix here as the one-page view of the plan, and retype each objective into the app. The app adds what a file can't hold: A3 loops, one-on-ones and a history of the work.
See the app
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