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Criterion
Paper illustration for TOWS Matrix.
Business Strategy
TOWS Matrix
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Operations
Eat the Frog
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.The method protects energy and attention for the task that creates the largest progress and is often postponed.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLow
Timedifferent
1-2 h15-90 min daily
Participantsdifferent
3-101
Formatdifferent
WorkshopAsync
Outputdifferent
TOWS Matrix, Strategic Options, Priority ActionsPriority Task, Completion Note, Daily Focus
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StrategyAnalysisOptions
PrioritizationProductivityFocusExecution
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