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Paper illustration for TOWS Matrix.
Business Strategy
TOWS Matrix
Paper illustration for Bottleneck Analysis.
Operations
Bottleneck Analysis
Paper illustration of DIBB with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
DIBB
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.For a flow that backs up at one point, the method looks for the capacity limit with the greatest leverage. It explains why extra effort elsewhere barely improves throughput.DIBB helps clarify target groups, value, goals, and priorities by making the logic behind a decision explicit. It captures results as a DIBB document, belief list, bet list, and learning report.
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1-2 h1-3 h1-2 h
Participantsdifferent
3-103-82-8
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WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
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TOWS Matrix, Strategic Options, Priority ActionsBottleneck Map, Flow Metrics, Improvement Options, Follow-up MeasuresDIBB document, Belief list, Bet list, Learning report
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Paper illustration for Constraint Analysis.
Decision Making
Constraint Analysis
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Decision Making
Assumption Surfacing
Paper illustration of Counter Metrics with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
Counter Metrics
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Decision Making
Decision Tree