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A paper-based illustration representing WSJF with its core stages and visible working result.
Agile
WSJF
Paper illustration for TOWS Matrix.
Business Strategy
TOWS Matrix
Gap Analysis method illustration showing its working structure
Business Strategy
GAP Analysis
Purposedifferent
When many tasks compete for the same capacity, it orders work by economic impact. It makes time lost, benefit, and effort comparable together.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.GAP Analysis compares the current state with a target picture and makes the distance manageable. It becomes useful when, ahead of new initiatives, it must become clear which capabilities, processes, or resources are missing.
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Timedifferent
45-90 min1-2 h1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
3-103-102-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Ranked Backlog, Cost-of-Delay AssumptionsTOWS Matrix, Strategic Options, Priority ActionsGap Matrix, Action Plan, Risk Notes
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LeanEconomicsSequencePrioritization
StrategyAnalysisOptions
StrategyAnalysisPlanning
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Paper illustration for Constraint Analysis.
Decision Making
Constraint Analysis
Paper illustration of Cost of Delay with its method-specific working model.
Delivery
Cost of Delay
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 Option Framing.
Decision Making
Option Framing