Mintzberg (2010) conceitua estratégia com 5Ps: Plano, padrão, posição, perspectiva e pretexto. Esta afirmação é:

Mintzberg’s 5 P’s of strategy

1. Plan, where people strategize and frame a suited course of action for a situation

2. Ploy, where using a unique strategy to win the competition

3. Pattern, previous actions of planning and plotting should always be considered

4. Position, examine the status

5. Perspective, gain insights