Partner Selection Matrix

The Partner Selection Matrix is a tool used to evaluate potential business partners and decide which ones to pursue. It is a 2x2 matrix that evaluates partners on two criteria: their potential to generate revenue and their potential to create a strategic partnership.

At a very high level, the Partner Selection Matrix is used in the context of business, marketing, finance.

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What is the Partner Selection Matrix?

A visual explanation is shown in the image above. The Partner Selection Matrix can be described as a matrix with the following quadrants:

  1. High Revenue: Partners with the potential to generate a lot of revenue, but may not provide a long-term strategic value (e.g. a large customer)
  2. High Strategic Value: Partners with the potential to provide a long-term strategic value, but may not generate a lot of revenue in the short-term (e.g. a technology partner)
  3. Low Revenue: Partners with little potential to generate revenue (e.g. a small customer)
  4. Low Strategic Value: Partners with little potential to provide strategic value (e.g. a competitor)

What is the purpose of the Partner Selection Matrix?

The Partner Selection Matrix is a tool used to evaluate potential business partners and decide which ones to pursue. It is a 2x2 matrix that evaluates partners on two criteria: their potential to generate revenue and their potential to create a strategic partnership. Each partner is evaluated on these two criteria and placed in one of four quadrants: High Revenue, High Strategic Value, Low Revenue, and Low Strategic Value.

The High Revenue quadrant is for partners that have the potential to generate a lot of revenue, but may not provide a long-term strategic value. The High Strategic Value quadrant is for partners that may not generate a lot of revenue in the short-term, but have the potential to provide a long-term strategic value. The Low Revenue quadrant is for partners that have little potential to generate revenue, and the Low Strategic Value quadrant is for partners that have little potential to provide strategic value.

The Partner Selection Matrix can help businesses evaluate potential partners and decide which ones to pursue. It can also be used to prioritize partners and decide which ones to focus on first.


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What templates are related to Partner Selection Matrix?

The following templates can also be categorized as business, marketing, finance and are therefore related to Partner Selection Matrix: Effort Impact Matrix, Gap Analysis Matrix, Growth Share Matrix, Kraljic Matrix, Outsourcing Matrix, Quadrant Analysis, Risk Analysis Matrix, Risk Value Matrix. You can browse them using the menu above.

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