The strategic management methodology is the method for embedding a strategic management competency in a particular organization. The objective is a transformation brought about through a transformation process. The three stages of the methodology are --

• Diagnose aspirations - define the ""end"", the next step on the journey
• Stage experiences - to bring about the transformation
• Follow-through - to sustain the transformation

To be effectively applied to an organization, the strategic management process and framework are tailored to a particular organization's current state. The strategic management methodology simultaneously develops an organization's strategic management process and its competency.

The strategic management methodology is a transformation process. See transformation process for a detailed definition of this process.