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Paper illustration of a SWOT matrix with four separated quadrants and marked strategic options.
Business Strategy
SWOT Analysis
Paper illustration of Goal Question Metric with its method-specific working model.
Engineering
Goal Question Metric
Paper illustration of a two-by-two Ansoff Matrix with four growth directions
Business Strategy
Ansoff Matrix
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.Helps clarify technical problems, hypotheses, and next steps in concrete terms. It breaks a technical problem into testable parts. The result is captured as a GQM table and metric briefs.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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30-60 min90-180 min45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
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Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
SWOT matrix, Strategic options, Action listGQM Table, Metric ProfilesAnsoff Matrix, Growth Options, Risk Notes
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StrategyAnalysisMarketPositioning
MetricsMeasurementEngineeringAlignment
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Paper illustration of KPI Tree with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
KPI Tree
Paper illustration of Counter Metrics with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
Counter Metrics
A paper-based illustration representing North Star Metric with its core stages and visible working result.
Growth
North Star Metric
Paper illustration of a six-field PESTLE grid
Business Strategy
PESTLE Analysis