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| Criterion |  Business Strategy TOWS Matrix |  Decision Making Option Framing |  Operations Fishbone Diagram |
|---|---|---|---|
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. | In early decisions, alternatives are often still vague, incomplete, or blended together. Option Framing brings every possibility into a comparable form and makes visible which variant actually fits the question. | When a problem has several possible contributing factors, the method sorts causes by cause areas. It prevents an initial hunch from blocking the view of other plausible drivers. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-2 h | 45-120 min | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-10 | 3-8 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | TOWS Matrix, Strategic Options, Priority Actions | Option Frames, Assumption Notes, Comparable Shortlist, Decision Inputs | Fishbone Diagram, Cause Categories, Investigation Backlog |
Tagsno overlap | StrategyAnalysisOptions | OptionsDecision framingStrategyComparison | Root causeQualityOperations |
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