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Using Smartsheet for Wardley Mapping
Spreadsheet-familiar interface makes adoption easy for teams transitioning from Excel — minimal training needed for basic use. When combined with Wardley Mapping, this makes Smartsheet a strong candidate for teams who want a structured, repeatable workflow without sacrificing flexibility. Wardley Mapping works best in Smartsheet when you leverage its custom fields to implement the framework's key practices directly in the tool your team already lives in.
About Wardley Mapping
Wardley Mapping plots a value chain on a two-axis map (visibility vs evolutionary stage) to reveal build/buy/outsource decisions and strategic positioning opportunities.
•Every component evolves from Genesis to Commodity over time — rightward movement is inevitable
•Build components in Genesis (differentiators); buy or outsource commodities
•Identify where disruption will come from by spotting commoditising components
•Inertia — resistance to change from past success — is the biggest strategic risk
Which Smartsheet features matter for Wardley Mapping
Smartsheet has 1 of 2 core Wardley Mapping features natively.
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