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Criterion
Paper radar with five axes, two current and target profiles, and evidence cards beside each dimension.
Decision Making
Radar
Paper illustration of two considered options leading to a decision record with a marked status and visible consequences.
Architecture
Architecture Decision Record
Paper illustration for Smoke Test.
Product Discovery
Smoke Test
Paper illustration of a two-by-two Ansoff Matrix with four growth directions
Business Strategy
Ansoff Matrix
Purposedifferent
When capabilities, maturity levels, or market positions need to be compared across several dimensions, overview is easily lost. Radar brings different characteristics into a shared picture and shows patterns faster than tables do.An ADR permanently records an architecture decision with context, trade-offs, and consequence. It creates continuity for later changes because the decision path stays traceable.When demand only needs to be roughly verified, it tests interest with minimal effort. It measures whether people would take a next step at all.The Ansoff Matrix organizes growth options by market and product relation. It helps weigh expansion, diversification, and adaptation cleanly against each other.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowLowLow
Timedifferent
1-2 h15-45 min1-5 Tage45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
2-101-3Nutzertraffic2-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncAsyncAsyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Radar Map, Capability Scores, Action AreasADR File, Decision Log, RationaleInterest Metrics, Conversion Signal, Learning NoteAnsoff Matrix, Growth Options, Risk Notes
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AssessmentPortfolioCapability
ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance
ValidationExperimentsDemandGrowth
GrowthStrategyMarketPortfolio
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