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Paper illustration of a two-by-two Ansoff Matrix with four growth directions
Business Strategy
Ansoff Matrix
Paper illustration of Shape-first Modeling with its method-specific working model.
Knowledge Modeling
Shape-First Modeling
Purposedifferent
The Ansoff Matrix organizes growth options by market and product relation. It helps weigh expansion, diversification, and adaptation cleanly against each other.Shape-First Modeling defines data quality through shapes before implementation or integration frays at the edges. The approach fits when validation and data contracts should be part of the design from the start.
Complexitydifferent
LowMedium
Timedifferent
45-90 minHalber Tag pro Domain Slice
Participantsdifferent
2-81-4
Formatsame
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Ansoff Matrix, Growth Options, Risk NotesSHACL or ShEx Shapes, Validation Reports, Data Contracts, Shape Documentation
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GrowthStrategyMarketPortfolio
Knowledge graphValidationSemantic
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Paper illustration of Competency Questions with its method-specific working model.
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Competency Questions
Paper illustration of a six-field PESTLE grid
Business Strategy
PESTLE Analysis
Paper illustration of Porter’s five competitive forces
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