MECE Map Reference Deck
Recall the core checks for making a strategic issue map mutually exclusive, collectively exhaustive, and useful.
Definition What does MECE require in a strategic issue map? Branches should be mutually exclusive, collectively exhaustive, and decision-useful. Non-overlap prevents double-counting. Completeness prevents blind spots. Decision-usefulness keeps the map from becoming decoration. Compare Function map or cause map? Use function ownership after the cause map is clear. Objection We do not have time to build a perfect issue tree. A leader wants to skip structure and jump to fixes. Your line We do not need perfect. We need three clean buckets so today's evidence stops landing everywhere. Do not defend MECE as a process preference. Tie it to decision…
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