How to run quarterly business reviews

Deep strategic reset with full performance analysis. Identify system-level bottlenecks, validate strategy, and set the next roadmap.

Introduction

Quarterly business reviews are your strategic reset. Monthly reviews handle tactics; quarterly reviews challenge the strategy itself. Is our ICP still right? Has our growth motion shifted? What's the biggest constraint blocking 10x growth? This session reviews the full quarter's performance across all four engines, identifies the system-level bottleneck, validates strategic assumptions, and sets the roadmap for the next 90 days. It's where tactics become strategy.

Conduct full quarter analysis across engines

HubSpot

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Web analytics that tracks user behaviour and conversions, essential for understanding traffic and lead sources when configured well.

Looker Studio

Looker Studio

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Free dashboard tool that pulls data from many sources, great for quick reports and shareable views.

Databox

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Dashboard tool with fast connectors and scorecards, ideal for exec views and alerts when you need speed over deep modelling.

Notion

Notion

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Flexible workspace for docs, wikis, and lightweight databases ideal when you need custom systems without heavy project management overhead.

Identify system-level bottlenecks clearly

Validate strategic assumptions and position

Set roadmap and priorities for next quarter

Conclusion

Related tools

HubSpot

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HubSpot

All in one CRM with marketing, sales and service, strong when you want one system that teams adopt.

Google Analytics

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Google Analytics

Web analytics that tracks user behaviour and conversions, essential for understanding traffic and lead sources when configured well.

Looker Studio

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Looker Studio

Free dashboard tool that pulls data from many sources, great for quick reports and shareable views.

Databox

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per month

Databox

Dashboard tool with fast connectors and scorecards, ideal for exec views and alerts when you need speed over deep modelling.

Notion

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Notion

Flexible workspace for docs, wikis, and lightweight databases ideal when you need custom systems without heavy project management overhead.

Related wiki articles

Objectives and Key Results (OKRs)

Set ambitious goals and measurable outcomes that cascade through your organisation, creating alignment and accountability for strategic priorities.

North Star Metric

Choose one metric that best predicts long-term success to align your entire team on what matters and avoid conflicting priorities that dilute focus.

Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR)

Track predictable yearly revenue from subscriptions to measure business scale and growth trajectory in B2B SaaS and recurring revenue models.

Net Revenue Retention (NRR)

Track revenue growth from existing customers through expansion and contraction to prove your product delivers increasing value over time.

Monthly Recurring Revenue (MRR)

Track predictable monthly subscription revenue to monitor short-term growth trends and make faster decisions than waiting for annual revenue reports.

Customer Acquisition Cost (CAC)

Calculate the total cost of winning a new customer to evaluate marketing efficiency and ensure sustainable unit economics across all channels.

Lifetime Value (LTV)

Calculate the total revenue a customer relationship generates over its entire duration to guide acquisition spending and retention priorities.

Cohort analysis

Group customers by acquisition period to compare behaviour patterns and identify which acquisition channels and time periods produce the best long-term value.

Unit economics

Analyse profit per customer to determine if your business model works at scale before investing heavily in growth and customer acquisition.

Further reading

Monthly review

Monthly review

Deep strategic reset with full performance analysis. Identify system-level bottlenecks, validate strategy, and set the next roadmap.