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The Strategic-Planning
Gap
Desired
Desired
sales
sales
Diversification growth
Strategic-
planning
Integrative growth gap
Sales
Intensive growth
Current
Current
portfolio
portfolio
0 5 10
Time (years)
Sales & Profit Life
Cycles
Sales & profits ($)
Time
The Boston Consulting
Group’s Growth-Share
Matrix
Market Growth Rate
?
10%-
8%- Cash cow Dogs
6%- 8
4%-
2%- 6
0
7
10x 4x 2x 1.5x 1x .5x .4x .3x .2x .1x
Relative Market Share
Three Intensive Growth
Strategies: Ansoff’s
Product/Market Expansion Grid
Existing New
products products
New 2. Market
markets development 4. Diversification
Market Attractiveness:
Competitive- Position Portfolio
Classification
BUSINESS STRENGTH
Strong Medium Weak
MARKET ATTRACTIVENESS
Hydraulic Aerospace
pumps fittings
3.67
Clutches
Fuel
pumps
Flexible
2.33 diaphragms
Relief
valve
1.00
Invest/grow Selectivity/earnings Harvest/divest
Opportunity Matrix
Success Probability Opportunities
High Low
1. Company develops a
more powerful
Attractiveness
lighting system
High 1 2 2. Company develops a
device for measuring
the energy efficiency
of any lighting system
3. Company develops a
device for measuring
illumination level
Low 3 4 4. Company develops a
software program to
teach lighting
Threat Matrix
Probability of Occurrence Threats
High Low 1. Competitor
develops a
superior lighting
Seriousness
High 1 2 system
2. Major prolonged
economic
depression
3. Higher costs
4. Legislation to
Low 3 4 reduce number of
TV studio licenses
Marketing
Strategy Marketing
intermediaries
Demographic/ M Technical/
economic pl ark physical
sy ann etin
st at ng
n
environment environment
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sy rm eti
st in g
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fo r k
in Ma Product
tio nd
en ion g
n
ta a
em at tin
M ganyst
or s
ar i em
Promotion
pl niz ke
ke za
imrga Mar
tin tio
Political/ Social/
g n
legal cultural
o
environment environment
Competitors
Product Differentiation
Conform-
Fea- Perfor-
Form Quality ance
tures mance
Quality
Ordering
Ordering Customer
Customer
Installation
Installation
Miscellaneous
Ease
Ease Consulting
Consulting
Services
Customer
Customer Maintenance
Maintenance
Delivery
Delivery Training
Training &&Repair
Repair
Preemptive
Preemptive
Superior
Superior Affordable
Affordable
Establishing
Differences Worth
Distinctive
Distinctive Profitable
Profitable
Important
Important
The Value-Delivery
Process
(a) Traditional physical process sequence
Make the product Sell the product
Design Procure Make Price Sell Advertise/ Distribute Service
product promote