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Paper illustration of a SWOT matrix with four separated quadrants and marked strategic options.
Business Strategy
SWOT Analysis
Paper notes move from an inbox to action, project and calendar collections.
Operations
Getting Things Done
Paper illustration for Ivy Lee Method
Operations
Ivy Lee Method
Purposedifferent
SWOT Analysis arranges strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats into a compact picture of the situation. It keeps internal capabilities and external influences separate before strategic options emerge from them.With many open commitments and ideas in daily life, a reliable external storage system emerges. The method relieves the mind so priority and context don't have to compete in memory.With a restless workday full of too many open items, the method creates radical simplicity. It directs attention to a short sequence instead of a broad, still-open field.
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Timedifferent
30-60 min1-2 h Setup, laufend5-10 min daily
Participantsdifferent
3-1211
Formatdifferent
WorkshopAsyncAsync
Outputdifferent
SWOT matrix, Strategic options, Action listAction Lists, Project List, Review RoutineDaily Priority List, Completion Notes
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StrategyAnalysisMarketPositioning
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