Security

 User Sign-up #

1. Access the application using following URL: https://core-strategy.us.
2. For new users, navigate to the top right and click on the “Try for Free” button, and create an account.

3. For the “New User Registration”, fill in the basic account information.

Registration link

Enter your Full name.

1. Enter your Email Address.
2. Enter a valid Phone Number
3. Enter the Organization Name
4. Enter the Job Role
5. Enter a Strong Password.
6. Password rules: Password should have a minimum of eight (8) characters and must have a minimum of one number, one special character and an uppercase character.
7. Click on the checkbox next to I am human for Captcha verification.
8. Select the appropriate images Upon checking images; a green border appears on the selected images.
9. Once related images are selected, click Verify
10. After verification, click Sign-up.

Registered User receives a verification email with the subject line ” Welcome to Core

1. Strategy: Verify your Email
   1. Note verification email and provided link is valid for 24 hours only
   2. Depending on your mail settings this notification may get marked as Junk/Spam.

Account Verification Email

Click on Activate Account link in the email to complete the registration process.

Upon activation, a new tab will emerge that allows you to log into the Core-Strategy site as a new user.  Please be sure to save the following URL to your “Favorites” for easy access to the Core-Strategy Site: https://www.core-strategy.us .  The next time you log in, simply navigate to the upper right-hand corner on the site, click on Sign In, and provide your registered username and password.

User Login #

• To login to the Core-Strategy visit https://www.core-strategy.us
• Click on Sign-In link as indicated

• On the login page complete User Login Information (registered email and password)
• For security validation, check the box I am human.
• To complete two factors authentication, select the related image – captcha verification and then click on “Verify to complete validation.
• Users can also click on the refresh icon to reload the captcha
• Once validated, the check boxnext to I am human will appear, then click on LOG IN.

• On successful login, the Home Page is now visible with the tour guide of the application.

Subscription & Check-Out Process #

After user has logged into the application, click on the downward arrow beside the User icon on the top right header. Select the “Subscription“.  The User will be navigated to the Subscription page as displayed.

Click on the Subscription Link

Billing -Subscription

• The page will the option to select a ‘Monthly’ or ‘Yearly’ subscription and a choice between a ‘Starter’ or ‘Growth’ plan.
• Click this link for more detail regarding the subscription plans: Core-Strategy Plans & Pricing
• Select the desired plan and click Checkout with Stripe

 Checkout #

• The plan details will be displayed on the left and the 2-Step authentication details will be displayed on the right side of the screen. (Figure 3-7-1)
• Provide the 2-Step authentication details and upon validating your identity, you will proceed to the Check-Out Screen.
• Fill the necessary information and click on A payment successful message will be displayed your screen. (Figure 3-7-2)

Two-Step Authentication

Check-Out

Navigation #

The following table provides an overview of the side navigation pane components.

Table 1 Top Navigation Pane Components

Side Navigation Bar #

From the side navigation bar, the user can launch various analytical models.  Core Strategy incorporates four models to include: Balanced Scorecard, Strategy Roadmap, PESTLE Analysis and Strategy Tree. To navigate to the desired model, expand the vertical ribbon bar on the left and select the desired model.