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| Criterion | ![]() Engineering Kanban | ![]() Business Strategy TOWS Matrix |
|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When work sits in too many parallel streams, throughput suffers and no one sees the bottlenecks. Kanban makes the flow of work visible and limits overload so a system becomes calmer and more predictable. | The TOWS Matrix connects internal strengths and weaknesses with external opportunities and threats into action-oriented strategies. It goes a step further than a pure stocktaking. |
Complexitysame | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | Ongoing | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 2-12 | 3-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Kanban board, WIP policies, Flow metrics | TOWS Matrix, Strategic Options, Priority Actions |
Tagsno overlap | FlowVisual managementDelivery | StrategyAnalysisOptions |
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