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Paper illustration of Porter’s five competitive forces
Business Strategy
Porter Five Forces
Paper illustration of DIBB with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
DIBB
Paper illustration of VRIO Framework with its method-specific working model.
Business Strategy
VRIO Framework
Purposedifferent
Porter Five Forces analyzes the forces that shape competitive pressure and profitability in a market. The view of market structure goes beyond individual competitors and reveals systemic pressure points.DIBB helps clarify target groups, value, goals, and priorities by making the logic behind a decision explicit. It captures results as a DIBB document, belief list, bet list, and learning report.The VRIO Framework rates resources and capabilities on whether they are Valuable, Rare, Inimitable, and Organized. It compares strengths, risks, market logic, and courses of action. The result is captured as a VRIO table and strategic actions.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowMedium
Timedifferent
1-3 h1-2 h90-180 min
Participantsdifferent
2-82-83-6
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Five Forces Analysis, Competitive Risks, Strategic OptionsDIBB document, Belief list, Bet list, Learning reportVRIO Table, Strategic Actions
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Paper illustration of Business Model Stress Test with its method-specific working model.
Business Strategy
Business Model Stress Test
Paper illustration of Value Chain Analysis with its method-specific working model.
Business Strategy
Value Chain Analysis
Paper illustration of a two-by-two Ansoff Matrix with four growth directions
Business Strategy
Ansoff Matrix
Paper illustration of an assumption matrix with prioritized test cards
Decision Making
Assumption Surfacing