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Acquisition type matrix
A practical matrix / portfolio addressing this question: Is a prospective acquisition primarily for a team, a product, or a strategic asset?
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Acquisition type matrix vs Decision type matrix
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Decision type matrix
A practical matrix / portfolio addressing this question: How much rigor should a decision receive based on reversibility and materiality?
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Is a prospective acquisition primarily for a team, a product, or a strategic asset?
How much rigor should a decision receive based on reversibility and materiality?
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Acquisition type matrix
- Anchor both axes in the acquisition type matrix with observable evidence before placing any item. The value comes from assigning differentiated responses to positions, not from producing a visually tidy grid.
- Name the live case. Write the specific situation to which the acquisition type matrix is being applied and the decision, output, or behavior that may change.
- Anchor the axes. Define evidence based low and high anchors for primary value and asset durability before placing any item.
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- Do not read boundaries in the acquisition type matrix as objective facts. Weak axis definitions or forced placements create false precision and can conceal meaningful differences within a quadrant.
Decision type matrix
- Anchor both axes in the decision type matrix with observable evidence before placing any item. The value comes from assigning differentiated responses to positions, not from producing a visually tidy grid.
- Name the live case. Write the specific situation to which the decision type matrix is being applied and the decision, output, or behavior that may change.
- Anchor the axes. Define evidence based low and high anchors for reversibility axis and materiality axis before placing any item.
Watch for
- Do not read boundaries in the decision type matrix as objective facts. Weak axis definitions or forced placements create false precision and can conceal meaningful differences within a quadrant.
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