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Paper illustration of Three Horizons with its method-specific working model.
Business Strategy
Three Horizons
Paper illustration for Affinity Estimation.
Agile
Affinity Estimation
Paper illustration of a two-by-two Ansoff Matrix with four growth directions
Business Strategy
Ansoff Matrix
Paper illustration for Bucket System.
Agile
Bucket System
Purposedifferent
Three Horizons helps clarify strategic options across different timeframes. It compares strengths, risks, market logic, and investment choices, and captures the result as a horizon map, portfolio view, and initiatives per horizon.When many tasks need to be classified quickly, it sorts them by perceived effort and similarity. It reduces the effort of fine-grained estimation for large volumes.The Ansoff Matrix organizes growth options by market and product relation. It helps weigh expansion, diversification, and adaptation cleanly against each other.When a large batch of work needs a fast, rough estimate, it sorts items into predefined size buckets. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as a Bucketed Backlog, Relative Estimates, and Split Candidates.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumLowMedium
Timedifferent
Halbtags-Workshop, dann iterativ30-90 min45-90 min30-90 min
Participantsdifferent
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Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Horizon map, Portfolio view, Initiatives per horizon, Resource planAffinity Size Map, Grouped Estimates, Unclear ItemsAnsoff Matrix, Growth Options, Risk NotesBucketed Backlog, Relative Estimates, Split Candidates
Tagsno overlap
StrategyInnovationPortfolioForesight
EstimationBacklogRelative sizing
GrowthStrategyMarketPortfolio
EstimationBacklogRelative sizing
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