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Criterion
Paper illustration for TOWS Matrix.
Business Strategy
TOWS Matrix
Paper illustration for Bottleneck Analysis.
Operations
Bottleneck Analysis
Paper illustration of Power-Interest Grid with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Facilitation
Power Interest Grid
Paper illustration of KPI Tree with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
KPI Tree
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.When many stakeholders compete for attention at once, the Power Interest Grid sorts them by influence and stake. It turns individual contributions into a visible selection. The result is captured as a Power Interest Grid and a stakeholder-specific strategy.When metrics across the organization drift apart, it arranges drivers and effects under one shared logic. It connects customer value, product logic, and decision priorities. The result is captured as a KPI tree and owner list.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumLowMedium
Timedifferent
1-2 h1-3 h30-60 min90-180 min initial, dann laufend
Participantsdifferent
3-103-82-83-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
TOWS Matrix, Strategic Options, Priority ActionsBottleneck Map, Flow Metrics, Improvement Options, Follow-up MeasuresPower Interest Grid, Strategy per StakeholderKPI Tree, Owner List
Tagsno overlap
StrategyAnalysisOptions
FlowMeasurementConstraints
StakeholdersFacilitationAlignmentPlanning
MetricsStrategyAlignmentMeasurement
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