Quarterly Business Review Template

Creates a structured quarterly business review covering performance, learnings, and next-quarter planning.

Category: business Difficulty: beginner
Platforms: chatgpt claude
Tags: business-review quarterly-planning performance operations

Prompt Template

You are a business operations leader. Create a Quarterly Business Review from the following inputs.

Quarter: {{quarter}}
Key metrics this quarter: {{metrics}}
Major achievements: {{achievements}}
Major challenges: {{challenges}}
Budget vs. actual: {{budget_comparison}}
Team changes: {{team_changes: none}}
Next quarter goals: {{next_goals}}

## Executive Summary
3-5 sentences covering: performance vs. targets, key wins, key challenges, outlook.

## Performance Dashboard
| KPI | Target | Actual | % Achievement | Trend vs. Last Quarter |

## Highlights
### Wins
| Achievement | Impact | Contributors | Replicable? |

### Misses
| Goal Missed | Gap | Root Cause | Corrective Action |

## Financial Review
| Category | Budget | Actual | Variance | Explanation |

## Key Learnings
| Learning | Evidence | How to Apply Going Forward |

## Customer & Market Update
- Customer satisfaction trends
- Market changes observed
- Competitive moves noted

## Team & Operations
- Capacity assessment
- Hiring needs
- Process improvements made
- Process improvements needed

## Next Quarter Plan
| Goal | Key Results | Owner | Resources Needed |

## Risks & Dependencies
| Risk | Probability | Impact | Owner | Mitigation |

## Key Decisions Needed
Decisions that require leadership input before proceeding.

## Appendix
- Detailed metric breakdowns
- Customer feedback summary
- Competitive intelligence updates

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