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Compare purpose, evidence needs, limitations and outputs—not just definitions.
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Turn evidence about your organisation and its environment into a small set of strategic actions.
PESTLE Analysis
Scan six macro-environment forces and translate external change into strategic implications and monitoring actions.
Porter’s Five Forces
Assess how industry structure distributes value among rivals, buyers, suppliers, substitutes and potential entrants.
Ansoff Matrix
Compare four growth directions by asking whether products and markets are existing or new to the organisation.
BCG Matrix
Compare business units by market growth and relative market share to discuss portfolio balance and resource allocation.
Scenario Planning
Explore several plausible futures so today’s strategy is tested against uncertainty rather than one forecast.
Root Cause Analysis
Investigate what happened, why it happened and which system changes can prevent recurrence.
5 Whys
Follow a focused causal chain by repeatedly asking why, then verify the explanation with evidence.
Ishikawa Diagram
Organise a team’s possible causes around a clearly defined effect, then turn branches into evidence tests.
Pareto Analysis
Rank measured categories by contribution so improvement starts where it can have the greatest effect.
Design Thinking
Turn uncertain human needs into testable solution concepts through research, framing, ideation and prototypes.
Business Model Canvas
Map how an organisation creates, delivers and captures value, then turn weak links into testable business hypotheses.
Jobs to Be Done
Explain why people change behaviour by studying the progress they seek in specific circumstances.
Customer Journey Mapping
Visualise an evidence-backed customer experience across stages, touchpoints and organisational boundaries.
Objectives and Key Results
Focus a team on a small number of meaningful objectives and measurable outcome evidence.
Value Stream Mapping
See how work and information move from demand to customer value, then redesign the whole flow instead of automating isolated tasks.
Theory of Constraints
Improve total system performance by finding the factor that currently limits the goal and organising work around it.
Failure Mode and Effects Analysis
Anticipate how a process, product or AI-enabled workflow could fail, prioritise the risk and strengthen prevention and detection controls.
Mistake Proofing
Design the work so predictable errors are prevented, immediately detected or contained before they cause harm.
PDCA/PDSA Cycle
Turn an improvement idea into a small, evidence-producing test, study the result and decide whether to adapt, adopt or stop.
Kepner-Tregoe Decision Analysis
Choose among alternatives by separating mandatory requirements, weighted objectives and the adverse consequences of each option.
Pairwise Comparison
Rank a manageable set of options by comparing two at a time against one explicit criterion and checking the consistency of the result.
Delphi Method
Structure several anonymous rounds of expert judgement so uncertainty, disagreement and reasons become visible without group-pressure effects.
Vroom-Yetton-Jago Decision Model
Choose an appropriate level of participation by examining decision quality, available information, commitment, conflict and time pressure.
Process Decision Program Chart
Stress-test an implementation plan by anticipating what could disrupt each step and preparing owned countermeasures and triggers.