STRATEGIC GROWTH OPTIONS
Purpose: Growth Options frameworks provide means by which insights gleaned from wider environmental analysis and competition and capability frameworks can be taken forward to provide options and pathways for strategic development.
- Confrontation matrix – Sets strengths and weaknesses against opportunities and threats to help determine which combinations provide the best pathways for strategic development.
- General Electric/McKinsey screen – Enables seeing the ‘bigger picture' in a multi-activity operation so that decisions can be made about whether to invest further or divest particular parts of the organizations portfolio.
- Ansoff's box – Breaks growth options down to four simple to understand generic categories that have held true for 60 years.
- Post-acquisition matrix – Helps focus minds on the all-important post-acquisition phase of growth through adding value by buying another entity, so that this can be part of the strategic decision-making process relating to the acquisition.
- Next practice matrix – A structured way of encouraging developing strategic initiatives other than simply following the current leader's best practices.
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