Strategy frameworks & analysis · Working

Value chain analysis

Also called: value-chain review

ELI5

Study each step to see where value is created or lost.

Used in conversation

“Value chain analysis shows implementation is the profit pool.”

Definition

Examination of activities, costs and linkages to identify advantage or improvement opportunities.

Here “Value chain analysis” means: Examination of activities, costs and linkages to identify advantage or improvement opportunities.

Pitch context

You will see “Value chain analysis” 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.

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