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| Criterion |  Business Strategy Ansoff Matrix |  Product Discovery Assumption Mapping |  Decision Making Risk Matrix |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | The Ansoff Matrix organizes growth options by market and product relation. It helps weigh expansion, diversification, and adaptation cleanly against each other. | When assumptions still sit unordered in the room, it weighs uncertainty against leverage. It makes visible which hypotheses should be checked first. | When a project faces many possible disruptions, it quickly becomes unclear which risks deserve attention first. It separates options, evaluation criteria, and open risks. The result is captured as a Risk Matrix and a Top Risk List. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | 45-60 min | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 2-8 | 3-10 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Ansoff Matrix, Growth Options, Risk Notes | Assumption map, Test backlog, Risk ranking | Risk Matrix, Top Risk List |
Tagsno overlap | GrowthStrategyMarketPortfolio | AssumptionsRiskExperimentsValidation | RiskDecisionPrioritizationAssessment |
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