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Strategize

This stage is about defining the core strategy. You want to answer directional questions as for the product’s market, access, goals, and monetization.
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21 methods found.
Break Down 4
Break Down 4 strategize
1+ Participants
15 – 20 min

Break down complex topics to make them understandable for everyone.

Business Model Canvas
Business Model Canvas strategize
1+ Participants
50 – 65 min

Structure and plan business models.

Competitive Analysis
Competitive Analysis strategize
1+ Participants
35 – 90 min

Evaluate the competition.

Could, Should, Must
Could, Should, Must strategize
2+ Participants
30 – 60 min

Prioritise and rate features.

Eisenhower Matrix
Eisenhower Matrix strategize
1+ Participants
25 – 45 min

Sort tasks by importance.

Future Trends
Future Trends strategize
2+ Participants
45 – 90 min

Discuss and assess topics that may become trends in the future.

Golden Circle
Golden Circle strategize
1+ Participants
35 – 50 min

Three questions to a successful product or service.

HEART Framework
HEART Framework strategize
1+ Participants
35 – 65 min

Reflect on metrics and signals.

How Might We
How Might We strategize
2+ Participants
30 – 60 min

An essential method to summarize research insights in a constructive way.

Innovation Board
Innovation Board strategize
2+ Participants
120 min – 1 d

Evaluate the most important steps towards digital innovation.

KPI Tracking
KPI Tracking strategize
1+ Participants
2 – 4 weeks

Tracking key data of digital products helps to continuously test and improve them.

Knowns and Unknowns Framework
Knowns and Unknowns Framework strategize
1+ Participants
20 – 30 min

Define the level of awareness and understanding of an idea.

Minimum Viable Product
Minimum Viable Product strategize
4 – 8 Participants
2 – 4 months

Solve the core problem of the target group under minimal conditions.

One-Minute-Pitch
One-Minute-Pitch strategize
2+ Participants
30 – 40 min

Break the concept down to the essential core points in the shortest time possible.

Stakeholder Map
Stakeholder Map strategize
1+ Participants
4 – 8 h

Understand who can influence the product or could be affected by it.

SWOT Analysis
SWOT Analysis strategize
1 – 10 Participants
45 – 95 min

Question and analyze your project or business venture.

User Stories
User Stories strategize
2+ Participants
5 – 15 min

Describe what requirements a task must fulfil from the user's perspective.

Value Proposition
Value Proposition strategize
2+ Participants
60 – 90 min

A short statement that convinces the customer to invest in your product by letting him know the product's unique selling point and which problem it solves.

Dot Coding
Dot Coding strategize
2 – 20 Participants
20 – 60 min

Define and organize expectations and opinions on a projects facets within a team or even between multiple teams.

5D Framework
5D Framework strategize
1 – 10 Participants
2 days – 4 weeks

Solve problems in a structured and focused way by recalling different methods and techniques.

Ishikawa Diagram
Ishikawa Diagram strategize
2+ Participants
2 - 3 h

Identify and analyze the root causes of a problem through a structured visual approach.

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