Blue Ocean Success Management

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Existing approaches to creating Blue Ocean companies focus on the means more than the end. However, several means and strategies could be used to achieve the goal of Blue Ocean Success. This document introduces the paradigm of Blue Ocean Success. Simple visual tools - which integrate the best ideas on Systems Thinking, Strategy, Performance Management, and Decision-making - are presented to facilitate achievement of Blue Ocean Success especially in business. The document also contains case studies on the Blue Ocean Success of YouTube, Cirque du Soleil, and Southwest Airlines. Blue Ocean Success Management is directed at strategists, entrepreneurs, and venture capitalists.

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Visual Tools for Comprehensively Assessing, Predicting, Designing, and Managing Blue Ocean Success (… and Red Ocean Failure?) Dr. Rod King Thought Leader on Blue Ocean Success BLUE OCEAN SUCCESS MANAGEMENT A Seamless Integration of the Best Tools for Strategy, Innovation, and Performance Management BLUE OCEAN STRATEGY TRIZ BLUE OCEAN SUCCESS MANAGEMENT BALANCED SCORECARD MULTI-CRITERIA DECISION MAKING Copyright 2009. Dr. Rod King. rodkuhnking@sbcglobal.net & http://businessmodels.ning.com & http://twitter.com/RodKuhnKing PERSONAL SUCCESS TOLLGATES What is (Multi-level) Personal Success? What is the Potential of Each Personal Tollgate for Blue Ocean Success? UNIVERSAL Success World (International) Success Society (National) Success Community (Local) Success Family Success Individual Success Note: Blue Ocean = ‘Above Best-in-class’ = ‘Best Ever’ = ‘Virtually Ideal’ Copyright 2009. Dr. Rod King. rodkuhnking@sbcglobal.net & http://businessmodels.ning.com & http://twitter.com/RodKuhnKing BLUE OCEAN SUCCESS IN BUSINESS Copyright 2009. Dr. Rod King. rodkuhnking@sbcglobal.net & http://businessmodels.ning.com & http://twitter.com/RodKuhnKing TOOLS OF BLUE OCEAN SUCCESS MANAGEMENT BUSINESS SUCCESS GOALS/TOLLGATES • What are (multi-level) business goals/success? • What is the potential of each business goal/tollgate for Blue Ocean Success? BUS. SUCCESS VOICE/SCOREBOARD • What is the current business success? • What is the goal or desired/potential business success? • How to track or monitor performance? BUSINESS SUCCESS RADAR • How to generally get to the desired business success? BUSINESS STRATEGY MATRIX SCALABLE MARKETS & SCENARIOS • How to more specifically get to desired business success? TOOLS OF BLUE OCEAN SUCCESS MANAGEMENT • What is the main customer job, activity, and/or value proposition? • What tools/ecosystem do customers currently use to complete customer job? • What is ideal tool for completing job? BLUE OCEAN MAP • Where is current business success? • Where is desired business success? • How to generally get to desired business success? BLUE OCEAN RADAR • Where is current business success? • Where is desired business success? • How to generally get to desired business success? • What is customer value proposition? BLUE OCEAN COMPASS • Where exactly is business success now? • Where exactly is desired success? • How to more specifically get to desired business success? • What is customer value proposition? Copyright 2009. Dr. Rod King. rodkuhnking@sbcglobal.net & http://businessmodels.ning.com & http://twitter.com/RodKuhnKing SIMPLE PROCESS FOR BLUE OCEAN SUCCESS MANAGEMENT 1. For each business success tollgate, • describe the existing and desired degree of success (positives and negatives). • quantify the existing and desired degree of success (positives and negatives). Identify the most critical or “weakest” business tollgate, that is, the tollgate with the least degree of success. 2. 3. 11 For the weakest business tollgate, use resources within and across the business network to increase the degree of success to the level required for Blue Ocean Success. GO TO STEP 2. OTHERWISE, prepare, execute, and monitor plan of each business tollgate so that desired Blue Ocean Success is comprehensively achieved. 4. 5. Note: There is a hierarchy of 6 business tollgates (goals, portals, or constraints) in business: Employees (Team); Product/Service Design; Customer; Business Investor; Value Chain (Business Model); Ecosystem. Interfaces include Distribution/Channels; Processes; Information Exchange. Copyright 2009. Dr. Rod King. rodkuhnking@sbcglobal.net & http://businessmodels.ning.com & http://twitter.com/RodKuhnKing HIERARCHY OF BUSINESS SUCCESS GOALS What are the Goals for Blue Ocean Success? ECOSYSTEM (Industry) Success Value Chain (Bus. Model) Success Business Investor Success Customer Success Product or Service Design Success Employees (Team) Success Note: Blue Ocean = ‘Above Best-in-class’ = ‘Best Ever’ = ‘Virtually Ideal’ Copyright 2009. Dr. Rod King. rodkuhnking@sbcglobal.net & http://businessmodels.ning.com & http://twitter.com/RodKuhnKing BUSINESS SUCCESS TOLLGATES What is (Multi-level) Business Success? What is the Potential of Each Business Tollgate for Blue Ocean Success? ECOSYSTEM (Industry) Success = Delight/Pain = Advantages/Disadvantages = 1/Degree of Trade-Off (Ideal Success involves Zero Trade-Off) Value Chain (Bus. Model) Success = Strengths/Weaknesses = Opportunities/Threats (Ideal Success involves Zero Trade-Off) Business Investor Success = Revenue/Cost = Reward/Risk (Ideal Success involves Zero Trade-Off) Customer Success = Delightful Immersive Experience/Painful Experience (Ideal Success involves Zero Trade-Off) Product or Service Design Success = Useful Features/Harmful Features (Ideal Success involves Zero Trade-Off) Employees (Team) Success = Strengths/Weaknesses (Ideal Success involves Zero Trade-Off) Note: Blue Ocean = ‘Above Best-in-class’ = ‘Best Ever’ = ‘Virtually Ideal’ Copyright 2009. Dr. Rod King. rodkuhnking@sbcglobal.net & http://businessmodels.ning.com & http://twitter.com/RodKuhnKing ELEMENTS OF BLUE OCEAN SUCCESS IN A SCALABLE BUSINESS NETWORK SUPPLIER SUCCESS EMPLOYEES (TEAM) SUCCESS MACHINERY/FACILITY SUCCESS ECOSYSTEM (Industry) SUCCESS BUSINESS MODEL/INVESTOR SUCCESS BLUE OCEAN SUCCESS IN A BUSINESS NETWORK: CUSTOMER SUCCESS DISTRIBUTION/CHANNELS SUCCESS PRODUCT/SERVICE DESIGN SUCCESS Copyright 2009. Dr. Rod King. rodkuhnking@sbcglobal.net & http://businessmodels.ning.com & http://twitter.com/RodKuhnKing Template for BUSINESS SUCCESS TOOLS (Strategic Questions) (Logo) Business/Sector/Ecosystem/Industry: …………………………………………….……………………………………….………………… SPACE/TIME/PROCESS BUSINESS GOALS ECOSYSTEM (Industry) Success (+/-) VALUE CHAIN (BUS. MODEL) Success (+/-) BUSINESS INVESTOR Success (+/-) CUSTOMER Success (+/-) PRODUCT/SERVICE DESIGN Success (+/-) EMPLOYEES (TEAM) Success (+/-) Note: Success = Delight (+)/Pain (-) For a quick evaluation, Success for each tollgate can be rated on an ordinal scale: from 1 (low) to 10 (high) Copyright 2009. Dr. Rod King. rodkuhnking@sbcglobal.net & http://businessmodels.ning.com & http://twitter.com/RodKuhnKing BLUE OCEAN (GOALS) SUCCESS IDEAL (PERFECT) SUCCESS 10 10 10 10 10 10 BUSINESS SUCCESS VOICE What is the Current Business Success? What is the Goal or Desired/Potential Business Success? (Logo) Business: …………………………………………………………………………….…………………………………………………….………………… TRADE-OFFS BUSINESS GOALS ECOSYSTEM (Industry) Success (+/-) VALUE CHAIN (BUS. MODEL) Success (+/-) BUSINESS INVESTOR Success (+/-) CUSTOMER Success (+/-) PRODUCT/SERVICE DESIGN Success (+/-) EMPLOYEES (TEAM) Success (+/-) Note: Success = Delight (+)/Pain (-) For a quick evaluation, Success for each tollgate can be rated on an ordinal scale: from 1 (low) to 10 (high) Copyright 2009. Dr. Rod King. rodkuhnking@sbcglobal.net & http://businessmodels.ning.com & http://twitter.com/RodKuhnKing PAIN (-) Present: WEAKNESSES Future: THREATS DELIGHT (+) Present: STRENGTHS Future: OPPORTUNITIES BLUE OCEAN (GOALS) SUCCESS IDEAL (PERFECT) SUCCESS 10 10 10 10 10 10 BUSINESS SUCCESS COMPASS What is the Current/Desired/Potential Business Success? (Logo) Business: …………………………………………………………………………….…………………………………………………….………………… TRADE-OFFS BUSINESS GOALS ECOSYSTEM (Industry) Success (+/-) VALUE CHAIN (BUS. MODEL) Success (+/-) BUSINESS INVESTOR Success (+/-) CUSTOMER Success (+/-) PRODUCT/SERVICE DESIGN Success (+/-) EMPLOYEES (TEAM) Success (+/-) Note: Success = Delight (+)/Pain (-) For a quick evaluation, Success for each tollgate can be rated on an ordinal scale: from 1 (low) to 10 (high) Copyright 2009. Dr. Rod King. rodkuhnking@sbcglobal.net & http://businessmodels.ning.com & http://twitter.com/RodKuhnKing PAIN (-) COST QUALITY DELIGHT (+) DIFFERENTIATION PERSONALIZATION BLUE OCEAN (GOALS) SUCCESS IDEAL (PERFECT) SUCCESS 10 10 10 10 10 10 BUSINESS SUCCESS SCOREBOARD What is the Current Business Success? What is the Desired/Potential Business Success? (Logo) Sector/Ecosystem/Industry: …………………………………………….…………………………………………………….………………… SPACE/ TIME TOLLGATE ECOSYSTEM Success (+/-) VALUE CHAIN (BUS. MODEL) Success (+/-) BUSINESS INVESTOR Success (+/-) CUSTOMER Success (+/-) PRODUCT/SERVICE DESIGN Success (+/-) EMPLOYEES (TEAM) Success (+/-) Note: Success = Delight (+)/Pain (-) For a quick evaluation, Success for each tollgate can be rated on an ordinal scale: from 1 (low) to 10 (high) Copyright 2009. Dr. Rod King. rodkuhnking@sbcglobal.net & http://businessmodels.ning.com & http://twitter.com/RodKuhnKing Business 1 Business 2 RED OCEAN BUSINESS Slow/saturated/ declining sector Highly competitive Low cost Undifferentiated Conventional Average/declining/ low profit & ROI Imitable IP Average or small share of existing market (demand) Commoditized/ same experience Large trade-off Average competence/experience In-the-box thinking BEST-INCLASS BUSINESS BLUE OCEAN SUCCESS Fast growing/emerging/‘uncontested’ sector or industry Low cost/Free/ Freemium/Premium Novel/Differentiated Extraordinary profit & ROI Defensible IP Extraordinary share of larger, emerging market (demand) Unique/immersive/ social experience Little or no trade-off Highly competent/ experienced Innovative/Creative IDEAL (PERFECT) SUCCESS 10 10 10 10 10 10 BUSINESS SUCCESS RADAR How to Generally Get to the Desired Business Success? (Logo) Name of Business: ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Sector/Ecosystem/Industry: ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Mission/Vision: ……………………………..……………………………………………………………………………………….………………… (Logo) Business Success Radar for ……………………………………….. ECOSYSTEM Success 10 ELEMENTS OF BUSINESS SUCCESS RADAR: Competitive Advantage Strategies • Employees (Team) Strategy • Product/Service Design Strategy Employees (Team) Success 8 Value Chain (Business Model) Success 6 4 2 0 • Customer Strategy • Business Investor Strategy • Value Chain (Business Model) Strategy • ECOSYSTEM (Industry) Strategy Business Investor Success Product/Service Design Success Value Proposition Customer Success Ideal (Blue Ocean) Business Worst (Red Ocean) Business Targeted Customer Segments (Niches) Customer Job/Value Proposition: ……………………………………………………………………………………….………………… Copyright 2009. Dr. Rod King. rodkuhnking@sbcglobal.net & http://businessmodels.ning.com & http://twitter.com/RodKuhnKing BUSINESS STRATEGY MATRIX How to More Specifically Get to the Desired Business Success? (Logo) Name of Business: ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Sector/Ecosystem/Industry: ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Mission/Vision: ……………………………..……………………………………………………………………………………….………………… OBJECTIVES/ ACTIVITIES BUSINESS STRATEGIES ECOSYSTEM (Industry) STRATEGIES VALUE CHAIN (BUS. MODEL) STRATEGIES ELIMINATE REDUCE INCREASE CREATE BLUE OCEAN (TARGET) SUCCESS IDEAL SUCCESS (IMPACT) 10 10 BUSINESS INVESTOR STRATEGIES CUSTOMER STRATEGIES PRODUCT/SERVICE DESIGN STRATEGIES 10 10 10 EMPLOYEES (TEAM) STRATEGIES 10 Customer Job/Value Proposition: ……………………………………………………………………………………….………………… Copyright 2009. Dr. Rod King. rodkuhnking@sbcglobal.net & http://businessmodels.ning.com & http://twitter.com/RodKuhnKing BUSINESS STRATEGY MATRIX How to Get to the Desired Business Success? (Checklist of Generic Strategies) (Logo) Name of Business: ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Sector/Ecosystem/Industry: ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Mission/Vision: ……………………………..……………………………………………………………………………………….………………… OBJECTIVES/ ACTIVITIES BUSINESS STRATEGIES ECOSYSTEM (Industry) STRATEGIES VALUE CHAIN (BUS. MODEL) STRATEGIES BUSINESS INVESTOR STRATEGIES CUSTOMER STRATEGIES PRODUCT/SERVICE DESIGN STRATEGIES ELIMINATE - Discard - Transfer - Outsource Competition Subsidies Disadvantages Waste; Pollution Inefficiencies Defects Inventory Barriers Constraints Trade-offs Complaints Defects Harmful features Complexity Trade-offs REDUCE - Trim/Subtract - Segment - Nest/Merge Substitutes Pain Entry barriers Intermediaries Weaknesses Threats Cost (Fixed) Debt Risk Price Delivery time Response time Trade-offs Size; Rigidity Inaccessibility INCREASE - Add/Combine - Multiply/Separate - Expand Collaboration Bus. Intelligence Barriers to exit Integration/Merger Strengths Opportunities Revenue; ROI Market share Digitalization; IP Quality; Co-creation Convenience Differentiation Useful features Efficiency; Simplicity Convenience CREATE - Integrate - Reverse - (A)symmetric Platform Network effects Barriers to entry Partnerships Distribution Scalability/Niches Branding Alignment Processes Personalization Discounts Loyalty Novel design Social/fun ‘tool’ Feedback BLUE OCEAN TARGET IDEAL SUCCESS (IMPACT) 10 10 10 10 10 EMPLOYEES (TEAM) STRATEGIES Absenteeism Lateness Apathy Turnover Hazards Project delay Productivity Innovation/Sharing Training/Learning Core values Culture; Trust Leadership 10 Customer Job/Value Proposition: ……………………………………………………………………………………….………………… Copyright 2009. Dr. Rod King. rodkuhnking@sbcglobal.net & http://businessmodels.ning.com & http://twitter.com/RodKuhnKing SCALABLE MARKETS & SCENARIOS What are Alternative Markets, Opportunities, and Tools for Blue Ocean Success? (Logo) Name of Business: ………………….…………….…………..…………..…………………………………………………………………………… Sector/Ecosystem/Industry: ………………………….…………………………………………………………………………………………… Main Customer Job/Activity/Value Proposition: …………………………….……………………………………….………………… SCENARIO MARKET/TOOL UNIVERSAL (Industry) TOOL (PRODUCT & PARTS) WORLD/INTERNATIONAL TOOL (PRODUCT & PARTS) SOCIETY/NATIONAL TOOL (PRODUCT & PARTS) COMMUNITY/LOCAL TOOL (PRODUCT & PARTS) FAMILY/GROUP/BUSINESS TOOL (PRODUCT & PARTS) PERSONAL/PORTABLE TOOL (PRODUCT & PARTS) Business/ Ecosystem: 1 Business/ Ecosystem: 2 RED OCEAN BUSINESS BEST-INCLASS BUSINESS BLUE OCEAN TARGET IDEAL TOOL (IMPACT) 10 10 10 10 10 10 Mission/Vision: ……………………………..……………………………………………………………………………………….………………… Copyright 2009. Dr. Rod King. rodkuhnking@sbcglobal.net & http://businessmodels.ning.com & http://twitter.com/RodKuhnKing PROGRAM CHART FOR BLUE OCEAN SUCCESS MANAGEMENT How to Execute Strategies and Monitor Progress Towards the Desired Business Success? (Logo) Name of Business: ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Sector/Ecosystem/Industry: ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Mission/Vision: ……………………………..……………………………………………………………………………………….………………… TIMELINE BUSINESS STRATEGIES ECOSYSTEM (Industry) STRATEGIES VALUE CHAIN (BUS. MODEL) STRATEGIES Month 1 Month 2 Month … CHAMPION (OWNER/ TEAM) BLUE 0CEAN (TARGET) SUCCESS IDEAL SUCCESS (IMPACT) 10 10 BUSINESS INVESTOR STRATEGIES CUSTOMER STRATEGIES PRODUCT/SERVICE DESIGN STRATEGIES 10 10 10 EMPLOYEES (TEAM) STRATEGIES 10 Customer Job/Value Proposition: ……………………………………………………………………………………….………………… Copyright 2009. Dr. Rod King. rodkuhnking@sbcglobal.net & http://businessmodels.ning.com & http://twitter.com/RodKuhnKing CASE STUDY ON BLUE OCEAN SUCCESS PLAN CIRQUE DU SOLEIL (Entertainment Sector) • Business Success Scoreboard • Business Success Radar • Business Strategy Matrix • Program Chart for Blue Ocean Success Copyright 2009. Dr. Rod King. rodkuhnking@sbcglobal.net & http://businessmodels.ning.com & http://twitter.com/RodKuhnKing BUSINESS SUCCESS SCOREBOARD FOR CIRQUE DU SOLEIL What is the Current Business Success? What is the Desired/Potential Business Success? Sector/Ecosystem/Industry: Live Acts/Entertainment SPACE/ TIME BUSINESS GOALS ECOSYSTEM (Industry) Success (+/-) VALUE CHAIN (BUS. MODEL) Success (+/-) BUSINESS INVESTOR Success (+/-) CUSTOMER Success (+/-) PRODUCT/SERVICE DESIGN Success (+/-) EMPLOYEES (TEAM) Success (+/-) Ringling Bros & Barnum Circus Circus entertainment Declining demand Low cost Commoditized/ undifferentiated Average/ declining profit Circus goer Fun & Humor Thrill & Danger Low ticket price Animal cruelty Circus show Multiple arenas Aisle sales Star circus performers Animal (shows) Smaller Regional Circuses Live Theater (Non-circus) Live theater entertainment Growing demand High price/brand BEST-INCLASS BUSINESS CIRQUE DU SOLEIL TARGET Circus-Theater entertainment High demand (6.5) Premium price Novel/unique/ differentiated (7) Extraordinary profit & ROI/ircusTheater goer (8) Circus/Theater sophistication Premium price Rich experience (8) Circus-theater themes/stage Music/Dance (8) Actors Ordinary circus performers (7) IDEAL (PERFECT) SUCCESS 10 10 10 10 High/ growing profit Theater goer Theater/Artistic sophistication High ticket price Rich experience Theatrical acts Single stage Music/Dance Actors Dancers Singers 10 10 Note: Success = Delight (+)/Pain (-) For a quick evaluation, Success at each level can be rated on an ordinal scale: from 1 (low) to 10 (high) Copyright 2009. Dr. Rod King. rodkuhnking@sbcglobal.net & http://businessmodels.ning.com & http://twitter.com/RodKuhnKing BUSINESS SUCCESS RADAR How to Generally Get to the Desired Business Success? Name of Business: Cirque du Soleil Sector/Ecosystem/Industry: Live Acts/Entertainment Mission: “To invoke the imagination, provoke the senses and evoke the emotions of people around the world” Business Success Radar for CIRQUE DU SOLEIL ECOSYSTEM Success 10 ELEMENTS OF BUSINESS SUCCESS RADAR: Competitive Advantage Strategies • Employees (Team) Strategy Increase Employees Success to Level 7 • Product/Service Design Strategy Increase Product/Service Success to Level 8 • CUSTOMER Strategy Increase Customer Success to Level 8 • Business Investor Strategy Increase Business Investor Success to Level 8 • Value Chain (Business Model) Strategy Increase Value Chain Success to Level 7 • ECOSYSTEM (Industry) Strategy Increase ECOSYSTEM Success to Level 6.5 Value Proposition High quality artistic entertainment Targeted Customer Segments (Niches) • Circus-goers • Theater/Live Act-goers 8 Value Chain (Business Model) Success 6 4 2 0 Employees (Team) Success Business Investor Success Product/Service Design Success CUSTOMER Success Ideal (Blue Ocean) Business Ringling Bros & Barnum Circus Cirque du Soleil Customer Job/Value Proposition: “High quality artistic entertainment” Copyright 2009. Dr. Rod King. rodkuhnking@sbcglobal.net & http://businessmodels.ning.com & http://twitter.com/RodKuhnKing BUSINESS STRATEGY MATRIX How to More Specifically Get to the Desired Business Success? Name of Business: Cirque du Soleil Sector/Ecosystem/Industry: Live Acts/Entertainment Mission: “To invoke the imagination, provoke the senses and evoke the emotions of people around the world” OBJECTIVES/ ACTIVITIES BUSINESS STRATEGIES ECOSYSTEM (Industry) STRATEGIES VALUE CHAIN (BUS. MODEL) STRATEGIES BUSINESS INVESTOR STRATEGIES CUSTOMER STRATEGIES PRODUCT/SERVICE DESIGN STRATEGIES ELIMINATE REDUCE INCREASE CREATE CIRQUE DU SOLEIL TARGET 6.5 7 8 8 8 IDEAL SUCCESS (IMPACT) 10 10 10 10 10 Direct (headto-head) competition Inefficiencies Environmental pollution Waste Complexity Defects Aisle (ticket) concessions Arenas Waste Market size Hybrid of Circus-Theater Entertainment Uncontested market space New prospects and customers Themed act Music/Dance Premium price Theatrical themes and plots Cost Differentiation Market share Value added Revenue Profit; ROI Value Quality of artistic entertainment; Unique venue Ticket price to premium Cost Excesses Redundancies Fun & Humor Thrill & Danger Circus props/ equipment EMPLOYEES (TEAM) STRATEGIES Star performers Animal (shows) Actors 7 10 Customer Job/Value Proposition: “High quality artistic entertainment” Copyright 2009. Dr. Rod King. rodkuhnking@sbcglobal.net & http://businessmodels.ning.com & http://twitter.com/RodKuhnKing PROGRAM CHART FOR BLUE OCEAN SUCCESS MANAGEMENT How to Execute Strategies and Monitor Progress Towards the Desired Business Success? Name of Business: Cirque du Soleil Sector/Ecosystem/Industry: Live Acts/Entertainment Mission: “To invoke the imagination, provoke the senses and evoke the emotions of people around the world” TIMELINE BUSINESS STRATEGIES ECOSYSTEM (Industry) STRATEGIES VALUE CHAIN (BUS. MODEL) STRATEGIES Month/ Year 1 Month/ Year 2 Month/ Year … CHAMPION (OWNER/ TEAM) BLUE 0CEAN (TARGET) SUCCESS 6.5 7 IDEAL SUCCESS (IMPACT) 10 10 BUSINESS INVESTOR STRATEGIES CUSTOMER STRATEGIES PRODUCT/SERVICE DESIGN STRATEGIES 8 8 8 10 10 10 EMPLOYEES (TEAM) STRATEGIES Customer Job/Value Proposition: “High quality artistic entertainment” 7 10 Copyright 2009. Dr. Rod King. rodkuhnking@sbcglobal.net & http://businessmodels.ning.com & http://twitter.com/RodKuhnKing CASE STUDY ON BLUE OCEAN SUCCESS PLAN YOUTUBE (Technology Sector) • Business Success Scoreboard • Business Success Radar • Business Strategy Matrix • Program Chart for Blue Ocean Success Copyright 2009. Dr. Rod King. rodkuhnking@sbcglobal.net & http://businessmodels.ning.com & http://twitter.com/RodKuhnKing BUSINESS SUCCESS SCOREBOARD FOR YOUTUBE What is the Current Business Success? What is the Desired/Potential Business Success? Sector/Ecosystem/Industry: Video Experience-sharing/Online Social Network/Computing SPACE/ TOOL BUSINESS GOALS ECOSYSTEM (Industry) Success (+/-) VALUE CHAIN (BUS. MODEL) Success (+/-) BUSINESS INVESTOR Success (+/-) CUSTOMER Success (+/-) PRODUCT/SERVICE DESIGN Success (+/-) EMPLOYEES (TEAM) Success (+/-) Webstorage/ hosting Video Experiencesharing Growing demand Freemium Undifferentiated Low profit & ROI Internet user/ owner of content Global accessibility of videos Fast access High storage cost Viewed online Limited free space Slow loading time Professionals E-mail (Hard disk) Manual/ DVD-R/ Cassettes Video Experiencesharing Declining demand Low cost Commoditized/ undifferentiated Non-commercial Hobbyists/Owners of video content Long hours of play High quality of video Slow delivery time Cost of DVD-R Viewed on TV/VCR/ Camcorder DVD-R/Cassettes Hobbyists BEST-INCLASS BUSINESS YOUTUBE (TARGET) SUCCESS Video Experiencesharing Growing demand Free Novel/unique/ differentiated (7) High number of registered users Internet user Global accessibility of videos/Free & instant access Social networking Easy to use/Online Large free space Fast loading time Experienced/ innovative professionals IDEAL (PERFECT) SUCCESS 10 10 10 10 10 10 Note: Success = Delight (+)/Pain (-) For a quick evaluation, Success at each level can be rated on an ordinal scale: from 1 (low) to 10 (high) Copyright 2009. Dr. Rod King. rodkuhnking@sbcglobal.net & http://businessmodels.ning.com & http://twitter.com/RodKuhnKing BUSINESS SUCCESS RADAR How to Generally Get to the Desired Business Success? Name of Business: YouTube Sector/Ecosystem/Industry: Video Experience-sharing/Online Social Network/Computing Mission: To easily and quickly share videos on the Internet and online communities Business Success Radar for YOUTUBE ECOSYSTEM Success 10 ELEMENTS OF BUSINESS SUCCESS RADAR: Competitive Advantage Strategies • Employees (Team) Strategy Increase Employees Success to Level 8 • Product/Service Design Strategy Increase Product/Service Success to Level 8 • CUSTOMER Strategy Increase Customer Success to Level 8 • Business Investor Strategy Increase Business Investor Success to Level 8 • Value Chain (Business Model) Strategy Increase Value Chain Success to Level 8 • ECOSYSTEM (Industry) Strategy Maintain ECOSYSTEM Success to Level 8 Value Proposition “Broadcast Yourself” Targeted Customer Segments (Niches) • Hobbyists/Amateur owners of video content • Internet users 8 Value Chain (Business Model) Success 6 4 2 0 Employees (Team) Success Business Investor Success Product/Service Design Success CUSTOMER Success Ideal (Blue Ocean) Business Web-storage/Hosting YouTube Customer Job/Value Proposition: “Broadcast Yourself” Copyright 2009. Dr. Rod King. rodkuhnking@sbcglobal.net & http://businessmodels.ning.com & http://twitter.com/RodKuhnKing BUSINESS STRATEGY MATRIX How to More Specifically Get to the Desired Business Success? Name of Business: YouTube Sector/Ecosystem/Industry: Video Experience-sharing/Online Social Network/Computing Mission: To easily and quickly share videos on the Internet and online communities OBJECTIVES/ ACTIVITIES BUSINESS STRATEGIES ECOSYSTEM (Industry) STRATEGIES VALUE CHAIN (BUS. MODEL) STRATEGIES BUSINESS INVESTOR STRATEGIES CUSTOMER STRATEGIES PRODUCT/SERVICE DESIGN STRATEGIES ELIMINATE REDUCE INCREASE CREATE YOU TUBE (TARGET) SUCCESS 8 8 8 8 8 IDEAL SUCCESS (IMPACT) 10 10 10 10 10 Direct (headto-head) competition Inefficiencies Waste Market size Potential for acquisition Differentiation Market share Value added Number of registered users Storage space Speed of video up/download Storage space Tags for video ‘Findability’ Platform and social network for video-sharing Uncontested market space New prospects and customers Social network Web pages for video sharing Feedback/rating system Embed code Cost Waste Complexity Defects Fees for storing videos Need for users to write scripts or html code Cost Excesses Redundancies Inconvenience of uploading and sharing videos Time for uploading and downloading videos EMPLOYEES (TEAM) STRATEGIES Customer Job/Value Proposition: “Broadcast Yourself” Word-of-mouth marketing Viral videos 8 10 Copyright 2009. Dr. Rod King. rodkuhnking@sbcglobal.net & http://businessmodels.ning.com & http://twitter.com/RodKuhnKing PROGRAM CHART FOR BLUE OCEAN SUCCESS MANAGEMENT How to Execute Strategies and Monitor Progress Towards the Desired Business Success? Name of Business: YouTube Sector/Ecosystem/Industry: Video Experience-sharing/Online Social Network/Computing Mission: To easily and quickly share videos on the Internet and online communities TIMELINE BUSINESS STRATEGIES ECOSYSTEM (Industry) STRATEGIES VALUE CHAIN (BUS. MODEL) STRATEGIES Month/ Year 1 Month/ Year 2 Month/ Year … CHAMPION (OWNER/ TEAM) BLUE 0CEAN (TARGET) SUCCESS 8 8 IDEAL SUCCESS (IMPACT) 10 10 BUSINESS INVESTOR STRATEGIES CUSTOMER STRATEGIES PRODUCT/SERVICE DESIGN STRATEGIES 8 8 8 10 10 10 EMPLOYEES (TEAM) STRATEGIES Customer Job/Value Proposition: “Broadcast Yourself” 8 10 Copyright 2009. Dr. Rod King. rodkuhnking@sbcglobal.net & http://businessmodels.ning.com & http://twitter.com/RodKuhnKing CASE STUDY ON BLUE OCEAN SUCCESS PLAN SOUTHWEST AIRLINES (Transportation Sector) • Business Success Scoreboard • Business Success Radar • Business Strategy Matrix • Program Chart for Blue Ocean Success Copyright 2009. Dr. Rod King. rodkuhnking@sbcglobal.net & http://businessmodels.ning.com & http://twitter.com/RodKuhnKing BUSINESS SUCCESS SCOREBOARD FOR SOUTHWEST AIRLINES What is the Current Business Success? What is the Desired/Potential Business Success? Sector/Ecosystem/Industry: Short-haul Airlines/Transportation SPACE/ TIME BUSINESS GOALS ECOSYSTEM (Industry) Success (+/-) VALUE CHAIN (BUS. MODEL) Success (+/-) BUSINESS INVESTOR Success (+/-) CUSTOMER Success (+/-) PRODUCT/SERVICE DESIGN Success (+/-) EMPLOYEES (TEAM) Success (+/-) Average Airline Short-haul transportation Growing demand Low cost Commoditized/ undifferentiated Average profit Intercity traveler Fast travel Tiered seating Low ticket price Lounges/Meals Hub-and-spoke departures Pilots Crew Ground staff Car Transport Short-haul transportation Growing demand Low cost Commoditized/ undifferentiated Low profit Intracity traveler Slow travel Delays Low fare No lounge/meal Frequent point-topoint departures Driver BEST-INCLASS BUSINESS SOUTHWEST AIRLINES TARGET Short-haul transportation Growing demand (7) Low cost/’No frills’ Novel/unique/ Differentiated (7) High profit Frequent low-cost traveler (8) Faster travel at lower cost/Friendly service/On time (8) Small lounge/meal Frequent point-topoint departures (8) Pilots Crew Ground staff (8) IDEAL (PERFECT) SUCCESS 10 10 10 10 10 10 Note: Success = Delight (+)/Pain (-) For a quick evaluation, Success at each level can be rated on an ordinal scale: from 1 (low) to 10 (high) Copyright 2009. Dr. Rod King. rodkuhnking@sbcglobal.net & http://businessmodels.ning.com & http://twitter.com/RodKuhnKing BUSINESS SUCCESS RADAR How to Generally Get to the Desired Business Success? Name of Business: Southwest Airlines Sector/Ecosystem/Industry: Short-haul Airlines/Transportation Mission: “Dedication to the Highest Quality of Customer Service …” Business Success Radar for SOUTHWEST AIRLINES ECOSYSTEM Success 10 ELEMENTS OF BUSINESS SUCCESS RADAR: Competitive Advantage Strategies • Employees (Team) Strategy Increase Employees Success to Level 8 • Product/Service Design Strategy Increase Product/Service Success to Level 8 • CUSTOMER Strategy Increase Customer Success to Level 8 • Business Investor Strategy Increase Business Investor Success to Level 8 • Value Chain (Business Model) Strategy Increase Value Chain Success to Level 7 • ECOSYSTEM (Industry) Strategy Maintain ECOSYSTEM Success to Level 7 Value Proposition “The Speed of a Plane at the Price of a Car …” Targeted Customer Segments (Niches) • Frequent, low-cost traveler 8 Value Chain (Business Model) Success 6 4 2 0 Employees (Team) Success Business Investor Success Product/Service Design Success CUSTOMER Success Ideal (Blue Ocean) Business Average Airline Southwest Airlines Customer Job/Value Proposition: “The Speed of a Plane at the Price of a Car …” Copyright 2009. Dr. Rod King. rodkuhnking@sbcglobal.net & http://businessmodels.ning.com & http://twitter.com/RodKuhnKing BUSINESS STRATEGY MATRIX How to More Specifically Get to the Desired Business Success? Name of Business: Southwest Airlines Sector/Ecosystem/Industry: Short-haul Airlines/Transportation Mission: “Dedication to the Highest Quality of Customer Service …” OBJECTIVES/ ACTIVITIES BUSINESS NETWORK ECOSYSTEM (Industry) STRATEGIES VALUE CHAIN (BUS. MODEL) STRATEGIES BUSINESS INVESTOR STRATEGIES CUSTOMER STRATEGIES PRODUCT/SERVICE DESIGN STRATEGIES ELIMINATE REDUCE INCREASE CREATE CIRQUE DU SOLEIL TARGET 7 7 8 8 8 IDEAL SUCCESS (IMPACT) 10 10 10 10 10 Direct (headto-head) competition Inefficiencies Environmental pollution Waste Complexity Defects Tier of seating Waste Market size Hybrid of intercity and intracity travelers Uncontested market space New prospects and customers Fuel hedging Friendly service Humor Frequent pointto-point departures Cost Travel agents Cost Excesses Redundancies Size of meals/ lounges Landing fees by not using main airports Differentiation Market share Value added Revenue Profit; ROI Value Speed/flexibility of travel/No. of free luggage Standardization of aircrafts Usage of aircraft In-flight entertainment EMPLOYEES (TEAM) STRATEGIES Turnaround time Union membership Friendly and fun service/Profitsharing plan 8 10 Customer Job/Value Proposition: “The Speed of a Plane at the Price of a Car …” Copyright 2009. Dr. Rod King. rodkuhnking@sbcglobal.net & http://businessmodels.ning.com & http://twitter.com/RodKuhnKing PROGRAM CHART FOR BLUE OCEAN SUCCESS MANAGEMENT How to Execute Strategies and Monitor Progress Towards the Desired Business Success? Name of Business: Southwest Airlines Sector/Ecosystem/Industry: Short-haul Airlines/Transportation Mission: “Dedication to the Highest Quality of Customer Service …” TIMELINE BUSINESS STRATEGIES ECOSYSTEM (Industry) STRATEGIES VALUE CHAIN (BUS. MODEL) STRATEGIES Month/ Year 1 Month/ Year 2 Month/ Year … CHAMPION (OWNER/ TEAM) BLUE 0CEAN (TARGET) SUCCESS 7 7 IDEAL SUCCESS (IMPACT) 10 10 BUSINESS INVESTOR STRATEGIES CUSTOMER STRATEGIES PRODUCT/SERVICE DESIGN STRATEGIES 8 8 8 10 10 10 EMPLOYEES (TEAM) STRATEGIES 8 10 Customer Job/Value Proposition: “The Speed of a Plane at the Price of a Car …” Copyright 2009. Dr. Rod King. rodkuhnking@sbcglobal.net & http://businessmodels.ning.com & http://twitter.com/RodKuhnKing REFERENCES 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Christensen, C.M. (1997) The Innovator’s Dilemma. Boston: Harvard Business School (HBS) Press. Kaplan, R.S.; Norton, D.P. (1996) The Balanced Scorecard. Boston: Harvard Business School (HBS) Press. Kaplan, R.S.; Norton, D.P. (2008) The Execution Premium. Boston: Harvard Business School (HBS) Press. Kim, W.C.; Mauborgne, R. (2005) Blue Ocean Strategy. Boston: Harvard Business School (HBS) Press. King, R. (2009) The Zoomable Radial Grid: A Simple Visual Tool for Managing and Generating Ideas in Multi-disciplinary Teams. Fresno, California: Value Quotient Management. Dr. Rod King Thought Leader, Consultant, and Trainer on Blue Ocean Success Management rodkuhnking@sbcglobal.net & http://businessmodels.ning.com http://twitter.com/RodKuhnKing

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