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| Criterion |  Business Strategy TOWS Matrix |  Product Discovery Assumption Mapping |  Business Strategy Ansoff Matrix |  Product Discovery MVP Test Matrix |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | The TOWS Matrix connects internal strengths and weaknesses with external opportunities and threats into action-oriented strategies. It goes a step further than a pure stocktaking. | When assumptions still sit unordered in the room, it weighs uncertainty against leverage. It makes visible which hypotheses should be checked first. | The Ansoff Matrix organizes growth options by market and product relation. It helps weigh expansion, diversification, and adaptation cleanly against each other. | When several minimal variants compete to answer the same question, it makes comparing and choosing between them cleaner. It separates problem, assumption, solution, and evidence. The result is captured as a Test Matrix and a Test Plan. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-2 h | 45-60 min | 45-90 min | 45-75 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-10 | 2-8 | 2-8 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | TOWS Matrix, Strategic Options, Priority Actions | Assumption map, Test backlog, Risk ranking | Ansoff Matrix, Growth Options, Risk Notes | Test Matrix, Test Plan |
Tagsno overlap | StrategyAnalysisOptions | AssumptionsRiskExperimentsValidation | GrowthStrategyMarketPortfolio | ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryOptions |