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Criterion
Paper illustration for TOWS Matrix.
Business Strategy
TOWS Matrix
Paper illustration of a branching impact map with a Why goal at the root, actor circles, How behavior changes and What options.
Product Strategy
Impact Mapping
Paper illustration for Fake Door Test
Product Discovery
Fake Door Test
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 a goal needs to be connected to several possible paths, it shows chains of impact instead of feature lists. It connects business goal, behavior change, and measures.When demand is still unclear, it measures interest in a feature before it is built. It separates real behavior from polite agreement and deliberately keeps build effort small.
Complexitysame
MediumMediumMedium
Timedifferent
1-2 h45-90 min1-5 Tage
Participantsdifferent
3-103-8Nutzertraffic
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshopAsync
Outputdifferent
TOWS Matrix, Strategic Options, Priority ActionsImpact Map, Outcome Hypotheses, Delivery OptionsClick Data, Interest Signal, Learning Decision
Tagsno overlap
StrategyAnalysisOptions
OutcomesStrategyBehaviorPlanning
ValidationExperimentsDemandDiscovery
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Paper illustration of MVP Test Matrix with a method-specific labelled workspace.
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Business Strategy
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Product Strategy
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