Pinnacle 90-Day Sprint Planning Template

The Pinnacle 90-day sprint planning session turns a year of ambition into a focused quarter of work. Based on the Pinnacle model by Pinnacle Business Guides, it narrows the many things the company could do into the vital few priorities it will actually finish in the next ninety days, each with an owner and a clear definition of done.

When to use it

Run it at the start of each quarter, anchored to the annual plan. It is the bridge between annual goals and weekly execution: the sprint decides what the next ninety days are for, and the weekly pulse keeps it on pace.

Who attends

The leadership team, three to ten people who will own the priorities. This is a commitment session, not a brainstorm for its own sake, so the room should be the people accountable for delivering the sprint.

How to run it

Recap annual goals and score the last sprint honestly so the new quarter learns from the previous one. Brainstorm candidate priorities into one visible list, then do the hard work of narrowing to three to five that genuinely move the annual goals. Assign a single owner to each and write a measurable definition of done so success is unambiguous. Close by confirming the weekly and monthly cadence that will track the sprint and naming the biggest delivery risks up front. The discipline is in choosing few, not many.

Facilitator tips

• Tie every priority back to an annual goal before it earns a slot.
• Narrow ruthlessly; three to five priorities, not a dozen.
• Write a measurable definition of done for each one.
• Confirm the tracking cadence before anyone leaves.

Common mistakes

• Choosing too many priorities so the quarter loses focus.
• Leaving the definition of done vague, so success is arguable.
• Setting priorities with no owner, so they drift.
• Skipping the tracking cadence, so the sprint is forgotten by week three.

Make the next ninety days count. Run it in OrgTP, where a flexible meeting cadence carries your Pinnacle sprint priorities straight into the weekly and monthly rhythm.