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Paper illustration of a calibrated five-by-five risk matrix with response cards.
Decision Making
Risk Matrix
Paper illustration for Change Analysis.
Operations
Change Analysis
Paper illustration of Value Chain Analysis with its method-specific working model.
Business Strategy
Value Chain Analysis
Purposedifferent
When a project faces many possible disruptions, it quickly becomes unclear which risks deserve attention first. It separates options, evaluation criteria, and open risks. The result is captured as a Risk Matrix and a Top Risk List.For a deviation after a change, the method isolates the influence of the altered condition. It narrows down which differences are relevant and which are just accompanying noise.Value Chain Analysis shows where value is created, costs accrue, and differentiation becomes possible along the process. It compares strengths, risks, market logic, and courses of action. The result is captured as a value-chain map and lever list.
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Timedifferent
30-60 min45-120 minHalf day
Participantsdifferent
3-102-63-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Risk Matrix, Top Risk ListChange Matrix, Cause Hypotheses, Validation Questions, Action ListValue Chain Map, Lever List
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RiskDecisionPrioritizationAssessment
ChangeRoot causeTroubleshootingComparison
StrategyBusiness modelDiagnosisAnalysis
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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 the Force Field Analysis working structure.
Decision Making
Force Field Analysis
Paper illustration for OODA Loop.
Decision Making
OODA Loop
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Architecture
SAAM (Software Architecture Analysis Method)