Decision methods for working agents

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Methods

• Premortem: Find preventable failure before committing to a plan.
• Analysis of Competing Hypotheses: Compare plausible explanations without merely confirming a favorite.
• Five Whys: Trace an observed failure to a testable process cause.
• Fishbone: Map multiple possible causes of a specific failure.
• Blue Ocean: Four Actions: Find a useful, lower-cost alternative to existing offers.
• Porter: Five Forces: Assess pressures on the economics of an offer.
• Business Model Canvas: Check whether the elements of a proposed business fit together.
• Value Proposition: Match an offer to a specific customer job and measurable benefit.
• Ansoff Matrix: Compare growth options by what changes in the product and market.
• Key Assumptions Check: Expose dependencies hidden inside a confident plan.

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