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Paper illustration of Porter’s five competitive forces
Business Strategy
Porter Five Forces
Paper illustration for PDCA Cycle.
Operations
PDCA Cycle
Paper illustration of a two-by-two Ansoff Matrix with four growth directions
Business Strategy
Ansoff Matrix
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.For an improvement that still has to prove itself in everyday work, the method runs it through small learning loops. It connects planning, checking, and standardization into a repeatable learning mode.The Ansoff Matrix organizes growth options by market and product relation. It helps weigh expansion, diversification, and adaptation cleanly against each other.
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MediumLowLow
Timedifferent
1-3 h1 h bis mehrere Wochen45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
2-81-82-8
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Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Five Forces Analysis, Competitive Risks, Strategic OptionsPDCA Log, Experiment Plan, Learning Outcome, Standard ChangeAnsoff Matrix, Growth Options, Risk Notes
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StrategyCompetitionMarket
Continuous improvementLeanExperiments
GrowthStrategyMarketPortfolio
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Paper illustration of Counter Metrics with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
Counter Metrics
Growth Experiment workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Growth
Growth Experiment
Paper illustration for Kaizen Event.
Operations
Kaizen Event