B
Evidence Grade B
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10
10 -- skill rating for Planners and Strategists (APG community) (2026)
In an APG survey of 317 planners and strategists, 'understanding people' was the top-rated skill required for planners and strategists, with an average score of 9.5.
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Value
10
Unit
Score
Data Vintage
2026
Entity
Sample Size
317
Evidence Quality
B
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Score breakdown
Extraction
95
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
APG (Account Planning Group)
Primary
Tier A
https://www.apg.org.uk/strategyskillsforthefuture ↗
Source Article
Strategy Skills for the Future | Planning & Strategy | Knowledge
Original Research
APG (Account Planning Group)
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Methodology
APG Future Skills Survey of Planners and Strategists, plus 25 depth interviews with strategy leaders
Methodology documented
Trend Over Time
| Period | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 (current) | 9 | |
| 2026 (current) | 9 | -1.1% |
| 2026 (current) | 10 | +2.2% |
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Industrymarketing
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Planners and Strategists (APG community): 10 skill rating. Source: APG (Account Planning Group) (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/apg-planners-understanding-people-skill-rating
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