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Criterion
Paper illustration for ABC Analysis
Operations
ABC Analysis
Paper illustration of a branching impact map with a Why goal at the root, actor circles, How behavior changes and What options.
Product Strategy
Impact Mapping
Paper illustration of Opportunity Scoring with its method-specific working model.
Product Discovery
Opportunity Scoring
Paper illustration of a two-by-two Ansoff Matrix with four growth directions
Business Strategy
Ansoff Matrix
Purposedifferent
With many similar objects of differing economic significance, the method prioritizes effort by effect. It separates what needs regular steering from what rarely needs attention.When a goal needs to be connected to several possible paths, it shows chains of impact instead of feature lists. It connects business goal, behavior change, and measures.When opportunities need ranking by their effect, it makes importance and satisfaction directly comparable. It separates problem, assumption, solution, and evidence. The result is captured as an opportunity-score table and top outcomes.The Ansoff Matrix organizes growth options by market and product relation. It helps weigh expansion, diversification, and adaptation cleanly against each other.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
30-60 min45-90 min60-120 min45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
1-53-83-62-8
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
ABC Classification, Focus Rules, Control ListImpact Map, Outcome Hypotheses, Delivery OptionsOpportunity Score Table, Top OutcomesAnsoff Matrix, Growth Options, Risk Notes
Tagsno overlap
PrioritizationOperationsPortfolio
OutcomesStrategyBehaviorPlanning
PrioritizationDiscoveryOutcomesNeeds
GrowthStrategyMarketPortfolio
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