Growth Friction Directory

MGF Focus Area

Decision Kit

The specific second-tier MGF capabilities, subcategories, or asset systems most relevant to solving the friction.

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Adoption Without Advocacy

Are people using the solution without anyone converting adoption into organizational confidence, proof, or expansion energy?

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Compliance Hard-Stop

Is compliance stopping the decision because risk owners do not have credible answers in the format they need to approve movement?

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Generic Pitch Paralysis

Is your positioning being dismissed as generic because it describes the category, but not the buyer’s specific operating reality or decision pressure?

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The "Not Right Now" Deflection

Is the buyer saying “not right now” because interest exists, but the committee does not yet have enough confidence to make motion feel safe?

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The Free Consulting Trap

Is the prospect consuming expertise without committing because the advisory value is not bounded to a clear decision or next step?

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The Orphaned Proof Loop

Are customer wins happening but failing to become proof that helps the next buyer, champion, or expansion conversation?

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The Saboteur’s Feature Creep

Is the evaluation expanding because risk-sensitive stakeholders are using new requirements to delay commitment without naming the real decision fear?

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The Silent Value Gap

Is the customer receiving value that leadership cannot see, remember, defend, or use to justify the next commitment?

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The Unarmed Champion

Is the champion supportive, but unable to move the committee because they lack the story, proof, and decision tools to make the case internally?

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The Unmeasured Risk

Is the investment being scrutinized more heavily than the cost of inaction, making delay look safer than it actually is?

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The “We Build It Internally” Bias

Is the internal-build option winning because it feels controlled, while the true cost of time, focus, governance, and learning delay is unpriced?

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