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Paper illustration of a two-by-two Ansoff Matrix with four growth directions
Business Strategy
Ansoff Matrix
Paper illustration for Causal Factor Analysis.
Operations
Causal Factor Analysis
Purposedifferent
The Ansoff Matrix organizes growth options by market and product relation. It helps weigh expansion, diversification, and adaptation cleanly against each other.For an event with a complicated course, the method breaks down the contributing factors along the timeline. It shows how conditions, decisions, and reactions together produce a course of events.
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Timedifferent
45-90 min2-6 h
Participantsdifferent
2-83-10
Formatsame
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Ansoff Matrix, Growth Options, Risk NotesEvent Timeline, Causal Factor Chart, Cause List, Corrective Actions
Tagsno overlap
GrowthStrategyMarketPortfolio
CausalityIncidentRoot causeTimeline
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