Tug of War

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Tug-of-War is a Force-Field Analysis technique by Michael Michalko and is defined in detail in his book Thinkertoys.

The process is;

1. State the problem
2. Describe the best case scenario
3. Describe the worst case scenario
4. List the consitions for each scenario
   • for each case, what are some of the things that help / hinder that outcome
5. Not the "Tug-of-War"
   • try and look at the opposing forces that can help / hinder, and see which can be modified.