# Growth Spread Matrix

> Analyze value creation and growth positioning. Use for competitive analysis, strategic positioning, and understanding where value is generated.

- **Type:** Skill
- **Install:** `agentstack add skill-linuszz-business-strategy-planning-skills-growth-spread-matrix`
- **Verified:** Yes — security-reviewed for prompt injection and unsafe behavior
- **Seller:** [linuszz](https://agentstack.voostack.com/s/linuszz)
- **Installs:** 0
- **Category:** [Agent Skills](https://agentstack.voostack.com/c/agent-skills)
- **Latest version:** 0.1.0
- **License:** MIT
- **Upstream author:** [linuszz](https://github.com/linuszz)
- **Source:** https://github.com/linuszz/business-strategy-planning-skills/tree/master/bp-financial-analysis/skills/growth-spread-matrix

## Install

```sh
agentstack add skill-linuszz-business-strategy-planning-skills-growth-spread-matrix
```

Requires the [AgentStack CLI](https://agentstack.voostack.com/docs/cli). Works with Claude Code, Cursor, and any MCP-compatible agent.

## About

# Growth Spread Matrix

## Metadata
- **Name**: growth-spread-matrix
- **Description**: Value creation vs growth analysis framework
- **Triggers**: growth spread, value matrix, value creation analysis, competitive positioning

## Instructions
Analyze how business creates value and grows using the Growth Spread Matrix framework.

## Framework

### The 2×2 Matrix

```
                   HIGH GROWTH
                          │
              ┌─────────┴──────────────┐
              │       DESTROYING           │
              │   VALUE + GROWING QUICKLY │
              │   (High margin, low growth)  │
              └───────────┬──────────────────┘
                          │
        LOW GROWTH          HIGH VALUE CREATION
            ┌────────────┴──────────────┐
            │       BUILDING VALUE          │
            │   (Investing, high margin) │
            └───────────┬──────────────────┘
                          │
     LOW VALUE CREATION      │
            ┌────────────┴──────────────┐
            │   HARVESTING VALUE          │
            │   (Milk cash, divest)  │
            └───────────┴──────────────────┘
                          │
              MEDIUM VALUE
                    ┌────────────┼──────────────┐
                    │  GROWING SLOWLY
                    │   (Value adding, growing) │
                    └───────────┬──────────────────┘
```

### Quadrant Characteristics

| Quadrant | Value Creation | Growth | Strategy | Cash Flow | Investment |
|-----------|----------------|----------|-----------|------------|
| **Top-Left** | Destroying | High | Aggressive | 💸 Negative | 💸 High |
| **Top-Right** | Building | High | Growth | 💸 Positive | 💸 Moderate |
| **Bottom-Left** | Harvesting | Low | Defensive | 📊 Positive | 📊 Low |
| **Bottom-Right** | Marginal | Low | Turnaround | 📊 Negative | 📊 Moderate |

## Output Process

1. **Assess each unit** - Calculate margin and growth
2. **Plot on matrix** - Position business units
3. **Analyze portfolio balance** - Is there healthy mix?
4. **Identify opportunities** - Shift units to better quadrants
5. **Develop strategies** - Specific actions per quadrant
6. **Plan resource allocation** - Where to invest?
7. **Monitor** - Track movements over time

## Output Format

```
## Growth Spread Matrix: [Portfolio/Company]

### Business Unit Analysis

| Unit | Revenue | Margin | Growth | Value Creation | Position | Cash Flow | Investment |
|-------|---------|---------|--------|------------------|---------|------------|
| [Unit A] | $X M | X% | X% | Building | Top-Right | 💸 | 💸 |
| [Unit B] | $X M | Y% | Y% | Harvesting | Bottom-Left | 📊 | 📊 |
| [Unit C] | $X M | Z% | Z% | Marginal | Bottom-Right | 📊 | 💸 | 📊 |
| [Unit D] | $X M | W% | W% | Building | Top-Right | 💸 | 💸 |

### Portfolio Balance

| Quadrant | Count | % Revenue | % Cash Flow | % Investment |
|-----------|---------|----------|-------------|--------------|
| Top-Left | X | X% | X% | 💸 | X% | X% |
| Top-Right | Y | Y% | Y% | 💸 | Y% | Y% |
| Bottom-Left | Z | Z% | Z% | 📊 | Z% | Z% |
| Bottom-Right | W | W% | W% | 📊 | W% | W% |

### Strategic Analysis

**Portfolio Mix:**
- Current focus: [Which quadrant dominates]
- Risk concentration: [Over-reliance on X quadrant]
- Growth sustainability: [Long-term prospects]
- Cash generation: [Which units fund growth]

**Movement Strategies:**

1. **[Strategy 1]** - [For units in Top-Left]
2. **[Strategy 2]** - [For units in Top-Right]
3. **[Strategy 3]** - [For units in Bottom-Left]
4. **[Strategy 4]** - [For units in Bottom-Right]

---

### Action Plan

| Priority | Action | Owner | Timeline |
|----------|--------|---------|------------|
| 1 | [Action 1] | [Name] | Q2 |
| 2 | [Action 2] | [Name] | Q3 |
| 3 | [Action 3] | [Name] | Q4 |
```

## Tips

- The matrix is dynamic - units move over time
- Portfolio balance is critical - all four quadrants should be represented
- Value creation metrics vary by industry
- Growth rates are relative to industry, not absolute
- Consider strategic options - acquisition, divestiture, turnarounds
- Monitor regularly - quarterly reviews recommended
```

## References

- Various strategic management frameworks
- Henderson, Bruce. *The Logic of Business Strategy*. 1979.

## Source & license

This open-source skill is cataloged on AgentStack and links to its original source — we do not rehost the code.

- **Author:** [linuszz](https://github.com/linuszz)
- **Source:** [linuszz/business-strategy-planning-skills](https://github.com/linuszz/business-strategy-planning-skills)
- **License:** MIT

Install and usage instructions live in the source repository linked above.

## Pricing

- **Free** — Free

## Security capabilities

Automated source analysis of v0.1.0 — what this tool can access:

- **Network access:** no
- **Filesystem access:** no
- **Shell / process execution:** no
- **Environment & secrets:** no
- **Dynamic code execution:** no

*"Yes" means the capability is present in the source — more access means more to trust, not that it is unsafe.*


## Versions

- **0.1.0** — security scan: passed — Imported from the upstream source.

## Links

- Listing page: https://agentstack.voostack.com/l/skill-linuszz-business-strategy-planning-skills-growth-spread-matrix
- Seller: https://agentstack.voostack.com/s/linuszz
- Browse the marketplace: https://agentstack.voostack.com/browse

---
Listed on AgentStack — the marketplace for AI agent skills and MCP servers. Every listing is security-reviewed. Creators keep 70%.