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- Transformation toolkitsStrategy · Growth and portfolioAnsoff MatrixChooses the growth vector — penetration, market development, product development, or diversification.Strategy
- Daily tools & aidsStrategy · Operating modelBalanced ScorecardMeasures the plan across four perspectives — Financial, Customer, Internal Process, and Learning & Growth — so no single metric hides the whole picture.People · Process
- Daily tools & aidsStrategy · Growth and portfolioBCG MatrixPlaces each product line by market growth vs. relative share — Star, Cash Cow, Question Mark, or Dog — to guide where to invest, hold, or exit.Strategy
- Daily tools & aidsStrategy · Strategy and alignmentBenefits TrackingHelps organizations monitor and evaluate the realization of expected benefits from projects or initiatives, ensuring alignment with strategic goals.Strategy
- Daily tools & aidsStrategy · Competitive advantageBlue Ocean Strategy / Strategy CanvasMaps your offering against competitors on the factors customers actually value, looking for an uncontested space rather than competing head-on.Strategy · Customer & growth
- Daily tools & aidsStrategy · Business modelBusiness Model CanvasDesigns how the business creates, delivers, and captures value across nine linked blocks.Strategy
- Daily tools & aidsStrategy · Strategy and alignmentCompetitor Analysis GridHelps identify and evaluate competitors based on key factors to inform strategic decisions and positioning in the market.Strategy
- Survey formsStrategy · Competitive advantageCore Competence Framework (Prahalad & Hamel)Identifies which capabilities are genuinely transferable across products or markets — the ones worth building the business's next act around.Strategy
- Daily tools & aidsStrategy · Growth and portfolioCorporate Parenting AdvantageChecks whether the parent company genuinely adds value to a business unit — or whether the unit would simply do better standalone.Strategy
- Survey formsStrategy · Strategy and alignmentCustomer SegmentationIdentifies distinct groups within a customer base to tailor marketing strategies and improve customer engagement.Customer & growthFull worksheet and action plan
- Survey formsStrategy · Growth and portfolioDirectional Policy Matrix (Shell/DPM)An alternative to the GE-McKinsey grid for the same job — plotting market attractiveness against competitive capability to guide investment.Strategy · People · Energy & Utilities
- Survey formsStrategy · Operating modelEccellere 7-Stage Agentic AI ModelPlaces you on Eccellere's own AI adoption ladder — from prompt marketplace use, through workflows and skill.md methodologies, to fully autonomous agents.Technology · People
- Transformation toolkitsStrategy · Competitive advantageERRC Grid (Eliminate-Reduce-Raise-Create)Forces four blunt questions on the value curve — what to Eliminate, Reduce, Raise, and Create — turning a Blue Ocean insight into a concrete redesign.Strategy · Data · Energy & Utilities
- Survey formsStrategy · Growth and portfolioGE-McKinsey 9-Box MatrixPlaces each business unit or product line on a 9-cell grid — industry attractiveness vs. competitive strength — to prioritise where to invest, hold, or divest; a richer alternative to the BCG Matrix's simpler 2x2.Strategy · Finance · Energy & Utilities
- Daily tools & aidsStrategy · Strategy and alignmentGo-to-Market PlanDefines how a company will sell its products or services to customers, detailing target markets, value propositions, and sales strategies.Customer & growth · StrategyFull worksheet and action plan
- Daily tools & aidsStrategy · Strategy and alignmentHoshin KanriAligns an organization’s goals with its strategic objectives and operational activities to ensure everyone is working towards the same vision.Strategy · PeopleFull worksheet and action plan
- Transformation toolkitsStrategy · Business modelLean CanvasSketches a one-page business model for an idea that doesn't have a business yet — problem, solution, key metrics, unfair advantage — before committing to the full Business Model Canvas.Process · Strategy
- Transformation toolkitsStrategy · Strategy and alignmentLean Startup MethodologyProvides a systematic, scientific approach for creating and managing successful startups in an uncertain environment.Process · Strategy
- Daily tools & aidsStrategy · Strategy and alignmentMarket Sizing (TAM, SAM, SOM)Estimates the total market potential (TAM), the segment of the market targeted (SAM), and the share of the market that can be realistically captured (SOM).Strategy · Customer & growth
- Daily tools & aidsStrategy · Growth and portfolioMcKinsey Three Horizons ModelBalances three time horizons at once — the core you defend today (H1), the adjacent bets scaling now (H2), and the transformational bets that might become tomorrow's core (H3).Strategy · Customer & growth
- Survey formsStrategy · Strategy and alignmentMission, Vision and Values StatementDefines the core purpose, long-term aspirations, and guiding principles of an organization so leaders can align stakeholders and test strategic decisions against them.Strategy · PeopleFull worksheet and action plan
- Daily tools & aidsStrategy · Operating modelOGSMCascades Objectives, Goals, Strategies and Measures into one page everyone can hold themselves to.Strategy · Data
- Daily tools & aidsStrategy · Strategy and alignmentPartnership EvaluationAssesses the potential value and risks of a partnership opportunity, enabling informed decision-making about collaboration.Finance · StrategyFull worksheet and action plan
- Transformation toolkitsStrategy · Strategy and alignmentPlaying to Win CascadeHelps organizations define their competitive strategy by clarifying their winning aspirations, where to play, how to win, capabilities needed, and management systems required.Strategy · PeopleFull worksheet and action plan
- Survey formsStrategy · Competitive advantagePorter's Generic StrategiesForces a choice of competitive stance — cost leadership, differentiation, or focus — since trying to be all three at once usually means being none of them well.Strategy · People
- Transformation toolkitsStrategy · Strategy and alignmentPositioning MapVisualizes how products or services are perceived in relation to competitors based on key attributes, helping to identify market gaps and opportunities.StrategyFull worksheet and action plan
- Daily tools & aidsStrategy · Strategy and alignmentPricing Strategy MatrixHelps businesses evaluate and choose pricing strategies based on their market position and competitive landscape.Strategy · FinanceFull worksheet and action plan
- Survey formsStrategy · Competitive advantageResource-Based View (RBV)Builds strategy outward from the firm's own hard-to-replicate internal capabilities, rather than starting from the external market.Strategy · People
- Daily tools & aidsStrategy · Strategy and alignmentS-curve AnalysisHelps visualize the growth trajectory of a project or product over time, identifying phases of development and potential inflection points for strategic decision-making.Strategy · Customer & growth
- Daily tools & aidsStrategy · EnvironmentScenario Planning (Shell-style)Builds a small set of plausible, distinct futures — not a single forecast — so the strategy is robust across more than one version of what happens next.Strategy
- Daily tools & aidsStrategy · ExecutionSTP — Segmentation, Targeting, PositioningSegments the market, picks the target, and defines the position you want to own in their minds.Strategy · Customer & growth
- Daily tools & aidsStrategy · Strategy and alignmentStrategic Initiative PrioritisationHelps teams assess and rank strategic initiatives based on their potential impact and alignment with organizational goals.Strategy · PeopleFull worksheet and action plan
- Daily tools & aidsStrategy · Strategy and alignmentValue BoardHelps teams prioritize strategic initiatives based on their value and alignment with organizational goals, ensuring resources are allocated effectively.Strategy · PeopleFull worksheet and action plan
- Daily tools & aidsStrategy · Business modelValue Proposition CanvasMatches customer jobs, pains and gains against your product's relievers and creators — a fit check before you build.Strategy · Customer & growth
- Survey formsStrategy · Competitive advantageVRIO FrameworkTests whether a resource or capability is genuinely a sustainable advantage — Valuable, Rare, Inimitable, and Organised to capture — or just a temporary edge.Strategy · People
- Transformation toolkitsStrategy · Strategy and alignmentWardley MappingVisualizes the components of a business and their evolution over time, helping teams understand their context and make strategic decisions.Strategy · PeopleFull worksheet and action plan