Strategy frameworks & analysis · Working
Ansoff matrix
Also called: product-market growth matrix
ELI5
A four-box tool for thinking about growth directions.
Used in conversation
“The Ansoff matrix shows this move is diversification, not market penetration.”
Definition
A growth framework comparing existing and new products with existing and new markets.
Here “Ansoff matrix” means: A growth framework comparing existing and new products with existing and new markets.
Pitch context
You will see “Ansoff matrix” in strategy decks, market analyses, business plans and planning workshops when the discussion reaches strategy frameworks & analysis.
Why it matters: It helps a reader interpret strategy frameworks & analysis without confusing the measure, decision, role or evidence being discussed.
Sources & evidence · 5
Supporting source families. This entry is an editorial synthesis rather than a quotation from one canonical glossary.
- Strategyzer — Business Model Canvas resourcesSupporting source family · practitioner · checked 2026-08-16
- Strategyzer — Value Proposition Canvas resourcesSupporting source family · practitioner · checked 2026-08-16
- LEANSTACK — Lean CanvasSupporting source family · practitioner · checked 2026-08-16
- U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division — Herfindahl-Hirschman IndexSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-16
- U.S. Census Bureau — Business and economy dataSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-16