With the start of 2026, annual planning has ceased to be a simple wish list and has become a technology-assisted execution system. The plan is based on five stages designed to withstand contact with reality. 1. Audit constraints (The reality check). Before setting goals, it is vital to inform the AI about available resources: time, budget, team, and energy. By explaining the plan to an AI, the professional is forced to organize ideas and validate premises. "It shows you where the plan breaks first: in the schedule, in the team, or in the budget," states the consultant. 2. Dynamic adjustment in the face of change. In volatile economic contexts, AI allows for rapid tactical recalibration without losing long-term vision. 3. Identify the "Leverage Area". AI helps compare multiple objectives by impact, effort, and risk. The goal is to find that one goal that, when achieved, generates a positive domino effect on the others, avoiding the dispersion of resources on secondary tasks. 4. From the annual goal to the daily calendar. Ambition is translated into execution through the creation of weekly sprints and progress indicators. AI can break down a revenue or expansion goal into time blocks and executable tasks for each Monday. 5. Convert intuitions into hypotheses. The process shifts from an internal monologue to a critical dialogue. The tool will contrast this data with the objectives to detect bottlenecks.
