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Raising the bar – on your product roadmaps
At Decision Driven® Solutions, we see roadmaps (technology, product, platform, strategy, etc.) as the time-evolution of a set of decisions. Each decision is a stable, fundamental issue that demands a solution. Although the issue (question) is stable, the data that … Continue reading
Decision patterns for better proposals
If you frequently generate business proposals in response to customer requests (e.g. RFPs, RFQs, RFIs), then you can benefit greatly from the use of decision patterns. Every proposal offers a solution to a customer’s problem (e.g. use cases, mission scenarios, … Continue reading
Posted in Decision Driven Strategy, Decision Patterns
Tagged competitive analysis, decision management, decision network, decision-making, mission analysis, platform, proposal, request for information, request for proposal, reverse engineering, RFI, RFP, RFQ, roadmap, value promise, value proposition, winning proposals
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Decision framework for competitive analysis
For every promising business opportunity or market segment that you may choose to pursue, there is a decision pattern that can be used to guide a quick, but effective competitive analysis. I recommend that before you commit to a new … Continue reading
Posted in Decision Driven Strategy, Decision Patterns, Use Cases or Applications
Tagged business case, business opportunity, business plan, competitive analysis, competitive due diligence, competitive landscape, competitive roadmap, decision framework, decision pattern, due diligence, market research, market segment, value proposition
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Decision: Market Positioning
The deepest branch within the Decision Driven® Strategy decision pattern begins with the Target Markets decision. This is the natural fan-out point in your company’s decision model; for each market that you choose to pursue you will want to think through … Continue reading
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Tagged business case, business plan, competitive analysis, criteria, decision, decision pattern, differentiation strategy, market positioning, market research, optimization, positioning, target markets, value proposition, vectors of differentiation
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Compare Alternatives – Spider Chart
The Compare Alternatives capability within the Decision Driven® Solutions Framework (DDSF) contains two different comparison views that you can use to compare your alternatives: Tornado Chart: This chart compares the relative effectiveness of any pair of alternatives. It displays their … Continue reading
Posted in Decision Driven Innovation, Decision Driven Life, Decision Driven Product Development, Decision Driven Strategy
Tagged acquisitions, advantages, compare alternatives, competitive analysis, differentiation strategy, evaluation, hybrid alternatives, joint ventures, market positioning, mergers, partnerships, portfolio decision, radar diagram, scoring, spider chart, tornado chart, trade space, value proposition
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