Post on 20-Feb-2017
Opportunity-Capability(OP-CAP)
Process & Tool
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Definition
• Opportunity-Capability – A proprietary process that assists in the
evaluation of technologies, products, and/or services of potential interest to an organization in context with itself and within its environment.
– A unique tool developed by Lone Star for enabling and facilitating the process
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Structure
• A set of structured team exercises designed to quickly identify, quantify, and present specific and potential relevant elements of technologies, products, and services.
• Results in a graphical, vector format defining Organizational Capability, and Market Opportunity, within Present/Future Time Frames.
• Generating significant quantifiable insight regarding elements of interest in a short time with modest resources.
• Providing a basis for initiating follow-on efforts for those elements judged most worthy.
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Process Flow
Prework
Matrix Development
Postwork
Small Executive Group• Basic Information• Structure Definition
• Span• Capability• Opportunity
Large Group Exercise• Situational
Awareness• Brainstorming• Culling• Ranking
LSA Team• Process Results
All• Formal Report• Next Steps
Report
Op-Cap Tool
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Prework
• 1-2 meetings with a small (1-3) executive team tasked with preparation
• Understand context of 2 major Axes (Opportunity and Capability) as they will be defined in the exercise
• Define the Opportunity-Capability Space in which exercise will occur
• Define the Time Frame: Present and Suitable Future• Define the team(s) and context
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Opportunity • Opportunity defines the extent of the prize• It is defined by a formula involving up to 3 variables (Sub Vectors) uniquely
defined for each session. • Prework defines the Sub Vectors and their relative weights• Possible Sub Vectors:
– TAM, SAM, Market Share– Time Frame, Magnitude, Criticality– Magnitude, Lethality, Criticality – Alpha, Beta, Gamma (i.e., anything)
• An Opportunity Example: – Consider opportunity in the context of two variables, Time Frame and Market
Size.OPPORTUNITY = [M*(Time Frame) + N*(Market Size)] / [M + N],where M and N are scaling variables.For example, if Time Frame and Market size are to be weighted equally, then M and N would both be = 1.
• Both Time Frame and Market Size (in this example) are individually scaled on a 0-9 basis
• A unique Opportunity, using this formula is calculated independently for both the present and the future time.
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Capability • CAPABILITY is the ability to solve the NEEDS the customers care
about• Extensive Capability of an element may exist in areas not concerned by
this organization or the customer. – If so, it is discounted to reflect the Capability from which this group
could profit.• Is the actual or anticipated capability and improvements due to this
organization, or do other exploitable efforts exist?– Captured at individual capability level
• To what extent does the group believe this Capability can grow, be fulfilled?
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Matrix Development• Group Exercise: 7-12 Participants• Situational Awareness
– Exercise designed to identify and rank the Forces influencing your company (Positive and Negative)
– Establishes an environment and space in which the group must consider options and alternatives
• Brainstorming– 25-30 potential ideas
• What would/could/should you do?– Non-Linear voting to pick best 5-7 (for 1.5 day exercise, or 3-4 for 1
day exercise)• Remainder are documented for “Later”
• Individual study of each “winner” in the context of– Opportunity– Capability– Capture rationales
• Instant graphical presentation of results on an Opportunity/Capability graphical representation
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Applications and Content
Capability
Opp
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Key Outputs
Three Screen Video
Summary Format Single Element Detail
Present = Vector Tail
Future = Vector Tip
Length and slope shows both challenges and rewards
Capability Axis
Opportunity Axis
What, most likely will happen
What realistically could happen
Capability growth with NO constraints
White Space(Room for change)
Significant relative quantitative information is quickly obtained and justified
Colors indicate contribution
All Vectors
Single Vector
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Postwork & Report
• Postwork– Data analysis– Clarify any points with customer
• Report– Written report in WORD– Executive summary in PowerPoint
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Insight Gained• Can provide both tactical and strategic insight• What you should expect from given actions• Given that an organization exists, how can it be maximized for
– Growth– Stability– Profit– ???
• Op-Cap uncovers options, their likelihood, and outlines efforts on how to pursue them if so desired– Identifies what the group knows and needs to learn
• There are always more good ideas than resources to pursue them. – Op-Cap helps you cull the list so it is most suitable for you – Op-Cap promotes directed and focused further efforts (The Next
Steps)
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