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Unlock competitive advantages and streamline your operations. Our free tool simplifies Porter’s framework, turning complex analysis into actionable strategy.
Everything you need to analyze, optimize, and present your business value chain.
Step-by-Step Guidance
Provides a logical and visual way to analyze a complex change initiative.
Interactive Data Entry
Modern, editable tables for inputting activities, value added, and costs, with dynamic row management.
Project Management
Save and load projects in JSON format. Includes a sample project for a quick start.
Report Generation
Instantly create professional reports with summaries, key insights, and competitive advantages.
Multiple Export Options
Export your analysis to Markdown, HTML, PowerPoint, and print-optimized layouts.
User-Friendly Interface
Our free guided process makes sophisticated analysis intuitive and fast.
Enter Project Details
Start by inputting your business or project name and industry context in the collapsible project pane.
Map Primary Activities
Move through the five primary stages (e.g., Inbound Logistics, Operations) and detail each specific activity.
Analyze Support
Categorize and detail support functions like procurement, technology, and HR that enable primary activities.
Review and Edit
Save your progress, load previous projects, or use the sample project for reference. Edit entries on the fly.
Generate Your Report
Automatically compile a complete report with sections on all activities and a powerful analysis summary.
Export and Share
Choose from multiple export options (Markdown, HTML, PowerPoint) or print the report for presentations.
Stop listing every activity from scratch. Our new AI feature analyzes your business and industry to instantly generate a foundational draft of your entire Value Chain, pre-populating both the Primary and Support Activities.
Define Your Context, Get Your Value Chain Mapped
By providing the necessary context, the AI synthesizes industry knowledge to structure your entire operational flow, allowing you to move directly to the cost, value-added, and competitive analysis.
Key Inputs for AI Generation:
This integration transforms the complex task of value chain mapping into an intuitive, time-saving process.
YOUR STRATEGIC ADVANTAGE
This free tool does more than just organize information—it provides a clear path to enhanced performance, greater efficiency, and a stronger competitive position.
Streamline complex business analysis with a visual, interactive framework.
Uncover hidden efficiencies and reduce operational waste through cost-value assessments.
Foster strategic decision-making with clear, actionable insights.
Gain a clearer understanding of how activities create competitive edges.
Improve profitability and market positioning with data-driven strategy.
Seamlessly integrate analysis into reports and presentations with multiple export options.
Our tool is designed to automate the tedious parts of software design and testing, giving you back valuable time.
Senior Leaders & Executives
Evaluate feasibility of strategic decisions like mergers, restructuring, or new market entry.
AI-Powered Reports
Conduct client assessments and create structured, exportable reports for presentations.
Various Scenarios
Align department activities with overarching business goals to drive efficiency and impact.
Test Case Creation
Explore Porter’s model through practical, hands-on application with sample data and real-world scenarios.
Apply value chain analysis to your most critical business challenges and opportunities.
Business Planning or Expansion
Performance & Efficiency Reviews
Competitive Analysis
Cost-Reduction Initiatives
Educational & Training Scenarios
Supply Chain Crisis Response
Digital Transformation Projects
New Product Launches
Gain clarity on your competitive advantages and start making smarter, data-driven decisions today.
