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| Criterion | ![]() Business Strategy TOWS Matrix | ![]() Engineering Goal Question Metric |
|---|---|---|
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. | Helps clarify technical problems, hypotheses, and next steps in concrete terms. It breaks a technical problem into testable parts. The result is captured as a GQM table and metric briefs. |
Complexitysame | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-2 h | 90-180 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-10 | 3-6 |
Formatsame | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | TOWS Matrix, Strategic Options, Priority Actions | GQM Table, Metric Profiles |
Tagsno overlap | StrategyAnalysisOptions | MetricsMeasurementEngineeringAlignment |
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