Strategic Planning with the Digital X Matrix

The X matrix is a foundational tool in the Hoshin Kanri method—and Amplon’s digital X matrix helps you finalize strategic plans faster. This interactive, clickable matrix connects long-term goals with short-term initiatives and KPIs, giving you a clear view of how everything connects.

With Amplon’s visual X matrix, the big picture of your strategy becomes clear and accessible to everyone across the organization.

Interactive Hoshin Planning X Matrix

The X matrix helps management at every level stay focused—by highlighting a few carefully selected objectives, priority projects, and key performance indicators.

Amplon’s X matrix software links strategic goals with improvement projects, making execution planning and performance management easier and more effective.

X matrix software with screenshot of an interactive X matrix

Communicate Your Strategy with the Interactive X matrix

With just a click, users can access additional details directly from the X matrix—making it both interactive and easy to understand.

For the first time, the X matrix becomes a practical tool for communicating strategy and bringing it to life across the organization.

Want to not just learn about the X Matrix, but master it? Then The Ultimate Hoshin Kanri X Matrix Guide is a must-read!

Our Hoshin Planning X Matrix Features at a Glance

  • Interactive X Matrix: Visualize the alignment of objectives, projects, and KPIs, connecting long-term strategic objectives with short-term annual and improvement projects. This interactive tool ensures that strategic elements are transparent and easily navigable.
  • Objective Setting: Utilize AI support to set both long-term and annual objectives. The AI coach provides guidance to ensure objectives are measurable and attainable.
  • Hierarchical Alignment: Uses organization hierarchy to cascade objectives, KPIs, and projects.
  • Future planning: Backlog functionality for objectives, projects, and KPIs allows the next year’s planning.
  • Meta-Data Tagging: Configurable tags for diverse reporting dimensions.
  • X Matrix Comparison: Side-by-side comparison of multiple X matrices for a quick overview.
  • Ownership: Assign responsibilities for each strategic element.

Digitalize. Simplify. Optimize.

Robust, intuitive, and built to fit your organization – Amplon is everything you need for Hoshin Kanri in one solution.

  • Intuitive platform with unlimited user access
  • Tailored to fit your strategic needs
  • Seamless implementation and onboarding
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