Quantitative Strategic Planning Matrix, which comprises stage 3 of the strategy-formulation analytical framework. This technique objectively indicates which alternative strategies are best. The QSPM uses input from  stage 1 analyses and matching results from stage 2 analyses to decide objectively among alternative strategies. 

The QSPM is a toll that allows strategists to evaluate alternative strategies objectively, bases on previously identified external and internal key success factors. Like other strategy-formulation analytical tools, the QSPM requires good intuitive judgment.