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Step #2: Defining Strategic Focus Based on Power Shifts

Thursday, March 26th, 2009 at 8:43 am

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Step #1 entailed analyzing value and sustainability. Starting with a completed power grid, step #2 will help us to develop the strategic direction for our firm, Acme Financial, and to anticipate the strategic moves of otherconstituents in the grid. Share and Enjoy:

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Putting It All Together—The Power Grid

Wednesday, March 25th, 2009 at 8:40 am

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Now that we have prepared both the value index and the sustainability index, we are ready to take the last activity required to complete the power grid. Combining value with sustainability helps us define the power of theincumbents, anticipate power shifts, and develop effective strategies based upon these insights. Share and Enjoy:

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Assessing the Sustainability Index

Tuesday, March 24th, 2009 at 8:36 am

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Our next activity is to prepare and assess the sustainability index. This index tells us the staying power of each constituent. It contains two important measures: entry barriers and importance to the network. Share and Enjoy:

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Leveraging the Value Web (3)

Monday, March 23rd, 2009 at 8:32 am

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Now that we have determined the importance of each value transaction to the receiver, and specified the number of value providers, we can calculate the incremental value for each constituent group. Let us revisit the previous example. We will work with two cells: the one that contains the value a customer provides to the firm…

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Leveraging the Value Web (2)

Saturday, March 21st, 2009 at 8:26 am

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Figure 5.7 shows a partially completed, generic value transaction matrix.Note that some cells contain all three value dimensions—that is the two constituents transact with each other along the lines of a monetary, informational and intangible value—whereas other cells may show only one or two value dimensions. For example, the value provided by a firm to…

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