Sure, you can boil down tactical execution to "do this, then do this, finally do this." I don't think it's best, but it's certainly a way to go.

But if you boil down your whole strategy to "All we need to do is X and then Y and then Z" you're doing it wrong.

A "to-do list" is an abstraction, like a triangle, or justice. Each to-do list is an instance of this abstraction, none are exactly alike.

There is a big difference between having good to-do list versus a bad to-do list and a hangover -- just like there is a big difference between the supreme court and a drunken lynch mob.

And a checklist?