Abstract: An enterprise analysis aide is provided comprising four layers. The first layer comprises indicia of strategic considerations relevant to developing a sales strategy for the market. The second layer comprises indicia of sales channels to be used when defining an integrated resource alignment for the plurality of sales channels. The third layer comprises indicia of categorized operating capabilities that may be used to define standardized operating capabilities for sales. The fourth layer comprises indicia of data management operations to be considered when defining supportive data processing operations in furtherance of the sales strategy, integrated resource alignment and standardized operating capabilities. Because the enterprise analysis aide provides comprehensive vertical and horizontal integration, a customized sales solution may be developed for an enterprise in a more efficient and timely manner and result in solutions that are more naturally suited to the enterprise for which they are designed.