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  • Industry maturity and structural characteristics

  • Power dynamics and profitability drivers

  • Disruption potential and entry barriers

  • Supplier and customer leverage

  • Regulatory landscape and impact

Integration with Other Domains

The Market Domain connects with several existing domains in the Orthogramic Metamodel:

Market-Strategy Integration

Defines how market factors influence strategic decisions:

  • Which market forces are driving strategic priorities

  • How competitive positions shape strategic objectives

  • How market trends inform strategic planning

  • Which industry factors require strategic responses

Market-Capability Integration

Shows how market realities shape capability requirements:

  • Which capabilities provide competitive differentiation

  • How capability gaps create competitive vulnerability

  • Which capabilities need enhancement based on market trends

  • How industry evolution affects capability priorities

Market-Product/Service Integration

Defines how market needs shape product development:

  • How products address competitive gaps

  • Which market trends drive product innovation

  • How competitive offerings influence product roadmaps

  • Which product features create competitive advantage

Market-Customer Integration

Ensures alignment between market analysis and customer focus:

  • How market segments align with customer segments

  • Which competitive positions appeal to specific customers

  • How customer needs drive market evolution

  • Which market trends affect customer expectations

Market-Performance Integration

Connects market position to performance metrics:

  • How market share influences performance indicators

  • Which competitive benchmarks measure success

  • How market trends affect performance expectations

  • Which industry metrics provide performance context

Strategic Response Model Integration

The Market Domain integrates with the Strategic Response Model through:

Market-Related Triggers

Events or changes in market conditions that prompt strategic responses:

  • Competitive moves or new entrants

  • Industry consolidation or fragmentation

  • Disruptive innovations or technologies

  • Regulatory changes affecting market structure

  • Economic shifts impacting market dynamics

Market-Related Rationales

Reasoning that connects market-related triggers to organizational responses:

  • Competitive positioning rationales

  • Market opportunity rationales

  • Industry evolution rationales

  • Market threat response rationales

Market-Related Strategic Responses

Coordinated responses to market-related triggers:

  • Competitive repositioning initiatives

  • Market expansion strategies

  • Industry disruption responses

  • Innovation programs based on market gaps

  • Defensive strategies against competitive threats

Implementation Guidelines

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{
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
  "title": "Market-Product/Service Relationship Schema",
  "description": "Schema for relationships between Market domain and Product/Service domains",
  "type": "object",
  "required": ["relationshipID", "marketID", "offeringType", "title", "positioningType"],
  "properties": {
    "relationshipID": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Unique identifier for this relationship"
    },
    "marketID": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "ID of the market element"
    },
    "offeringType": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Whether this is a product or service",
      "enum": ["product", "service"]
    },
    "title": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Name of the product or service"
    },
    "positioningType": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Market positioning of offering",
      "enum": ["premium", "value", "low-cost", "niche", "innovative", "other"]
    },
    "marketFit": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "How well the offering fits market needs",
      "properties": {
        "fitLevel": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Degree of market fit",
          "enum": ["poor", "fair", "good", "excellent", "perfect"]
        },
        "fitDescription": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Description of market fit"
        },
        "gaps": {
          "type": "array",
          "description": "Gaps between offering and market needs",
          "items": {
            "type": "string"
          }
        }
      }
    },
    "competitiveComparison": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Comparison with competitive offerings",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "competitorID": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "ID of competitor position"
          },
          "competitorOffering": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Name of competitive offering"
          },
          "strengthsAgainst": {
            "type": "array",
            "description": "Advantages over competitor",
            "items": {
              "type": "string"
            }
          },
          "weaknessesAgainst": {
            "type": "array",
            "description": "Disadvantages against competitor",
            "items": {
              "type": "string"
            }
          },
          "overallPosition": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Overall position compared to this competitor",
            "enum": ["significantly weaker", "somewhat weaker", "comparable", "somewhat stronger", "significantly stronger"]
          }
        }
      }
    },
    "marketShare": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "Share of this market",
      "properties": {
        "currentShare": {
          "type": "number",
          "description": "Current market share percentage"
        },
        "targetShare": {
          "type": "number",
          "description": "Target market share percentage"
        },
        "growthRate": {
          "type": "number",
          "description": "Market share growth rate"
        },
        "shareBySegment": {
          "type": "array",
          "description": "Share breakdown by market segment",
          "items": {
            "type": "object",
            "properties": {
              "segmentName": {
                "type": "string",
                "description": "Name of market segment"
              },
              "segmentShare": {
                "type": "number",
                "description": "Share within this segment"
              }
            }
          }
        }
      }
    },
    "differentiationFactors": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Factors that differentiate this offering",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "factor": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Differentiating factor"
          },
          "importance": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Importance to customers",
            "enum": ["minimal", "moderate", "important", "critical"]
          },
          "uniqueness": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "How unique this factor is",
            "enum": ["common", "somewhat unique", "highly unique", "exclusive"]
          }
        }
      }
    },
    "marketTrends": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Market trends affecting this offering",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "trendID": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "ID of market trend"
          },
          "impact": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Impact of trend on this offering",
            "enum": ["very negative", "negative", "neutral", "positive", "very positive"]
          },
          "responseStrategy": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "How the offering is responding to this trend"
          }
        }
      }
    },
    "roadmapAlignment": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "How product/service roadmap aligns with market evolution"
    },
    "performanceMetrics": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Market performance metrics for this offering",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "metricName": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Name of the metric"
          },
          "currentValue": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Current value"
          },
          "targetValue": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Target value"
          },
          "industryBenchmark": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Industry benchmark for comparison"
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

Strategic Response Model Integration

Market-Related Triggers Schema

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