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Criterion
Paper illustration of a four-column Kanban board with limited ongoing work, a visible blocker and a review loop.
Engineering
Kanban
Paper illustration for TOWS Matrix.
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
MediumMedium
Timedifferent
Ongoing1-2 h
Participantsdifferent
2-123-10
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Kanban board, WIP policies, Flow metricsTOWS Matrix, Strategic Options, Priority Actions
Tagsno overlap
FlowVisual managementDelivery
StrategyAnalysisOptions
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Gap Analysis method illustration showing its working structure
Business Strategy
GAP Analysis
Paper illustration for Monte Carlo Forecasting.
Delivery
Monte Carlo Forecasting
Paper illustration for Option Framing.
Decision Making
Option Framing
Paper illustration of a six-field PESTLE grid
Business Strategy
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