The document outlines the Competitive Life Cycle (CLC) analysis framework, which assesses competition in dynamic markets through three phases: emergent, growth, and mature. Key characteristics of each phase include customer adoption acceleration, increasing competition, and potential market shakeouts as dominant players emerge. It also provides a structured approach to conducting CLC analysis, including charting positions, characterizing competitive contexts, and assessing competitors.

1. Masih Nabizadeh,Tehran Polytechnic

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Competitive Life Cycle (CLC)
analysis is the assessment
of competition within
dynamic market
environment.

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Product Life Cycle

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Product Life Cycle

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• The CLC is split into three phases with the S-curve:
- Emergent phase
- Growth phase
- Mature phase
• Demarking each of the three phases associated with
a single S-curve are transitory inflection points:
- Disruption
- Annealing
- Shakeout

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• This period is often characterized by what others
have referred to as the “era of ferment” as business
experience with various design.
• During this phase, we typically observe widespread
entry by both diversifying incumbent firms and new
ventures.
Emergent phase

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• The emergent phase ends up as customer adoption
accelerate and the product concept solidifies around
a core set of design features.
• In many cases, what emerges is a “ dominant
design”. We refer to this process as annealing – a
reduction in variance in product offering

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• Business focus typically shifts from development to
scaling.
• This phase is often characterized by:
increasing head-to-head competition
putting the prices down
complementary capabilities
Growth phase

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• When marginal growth rates begin declining, a
competitive shakeout often ensues.
• Marginally competitive firms exit the market and
a handful of dominant players emerge.

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• Step1. Charting your positions on the CLC.
• Step2. Characterizing the CLCs for your businesses.
• Step3. Assessing your competitors’ positions.
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• Step1. Charting your positions on the CLC.
 The positioning will determine the allocation of investment
among technology-enabled development, commercialization,
scaling and improvement ; in essence, the composition of your
growth portfolio
• Step2. Characterizing the CLCs for your businesses.
• Step3. Assessing your competitors’ positions.
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• Step1. Charting your positions on the CLC.
• Step2. Characterizing the CLCs for your businesses.
 Characterize the specific competitive context where you
compete.
 Graph cumulative industry revenues for a product or
technology class that can produce an S-curve highlighting
transitions.
• Step3. Assessing your competitors’ positions.
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• Step1. Charting your positions on the CLC.
• Step2. Characterizing the CLCs for your businesses.
• Step3. Assessing your competitors’ positions.
 To put it in context of your competitive environment, you need
to chart as best you can your main competitors as well.
Realizing that new unforeseen competitors may emerge.
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