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| Criterion | ![]() Business Strategy Ansoff Matrix | ![]() Operations Fishbone Diagram |
|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | The Ansoff Matrix organizes growth options by market and product relation. It helps weigh expansion, diversification, and adaptation cleanly against each other. | When a problem has several possible contributing factors, the method sorts causes by cause areas. It prevents an initial hunch from blocking the view of other plausible drivers. |
Complexitysame | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | 30-60 min |
Participantssame | 2-8 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Ansoff Matrix, Growth Options, Risk Notes | Fishbone Diagram, Cause Categories, Investigation Backlog |
Tagsno overlap | GrowthStrategyMarketPortfolio | Root causeQualityOperations |
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