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Paper illustration for TOWS Matrix.
Business Strategy
TOWS Matrix
Paper illustration for Ivy Lee Method
Operations
Ivy Lee Method
Paper scorecard with four perspectives, connected objective cards and columns for measures, targets and initiatives.
Business Strategy
Balanced Scorecard
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.With a restless workday full of too many open items, the method creates radical simplicity. It directs attention to a short sequence instead of a broad, still-open field.Balanced Scorecard translates strategy into a few interconnected perspectives and metrics. It holds impact, steering, and learning together in daily work instead of narrowing strategy down to financial figures.
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1-2 h5-10 min dailyHalber Tag bis mehrere Wochen
Participantsdifferent
3-1014-12
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WorkshopAsyncWorkshop + async
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TOWS Matrix, Strategic Options, Priority ActionsDaily Priority List, Completion NotesBalanced Scorecard, Strategic Measures, Initiative Map
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