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Phase: Stop Self Harm

Principle: Know the Details

Practice: Identify Constraints

Identify Constraints

Operation

Motivation

With a greater understanding of detail we can make decisions quicker.

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Illustrative description

Identify constraints and the balance of power between consumers and suppliers. Consider Porter’s five forces.

Detailed description

Analyze each component in the value chain from perspective of Porter’s five forces. Porter’s five forces function as a constraint model on the components and what can be done with them.

A diagram of Michael Porter's Five Forces

The balance between these forces tends to change as anything evolves. It also isn’t static within a stage of evolution. Beware of changes in the forces.

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Adapted from writings by Simon Wardley under CC BY-SA 4.0