Whole Product Planning
This is the simplified whole product model. In this model, there are only two categories:
“What we ship” (the generic product)
“Whatever else the customer needs in order to” arrive to a buying decision (the generic product + additions =
the whole product)
Define the Battle
Creating the Competition
In early markets
Competition comes from “alternative modes of operation.”
Competition also comes from “pragmatists who are vying with visionaries for dollars to fund projects.”
In mainstream markets
Competition is “defined by comparative evaluations of products and vendors within a common category.”
Competition, for pragmatists, are “a fundamental condition for purchase.”
Competition should be credible comparative products.
The Competitive-Positioning Compass