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| Criterion |  Business Strategy Ansoff Matrix |  Business Strategy Business Model Stress Test |  Decision Making Pre-Mortem |  Business Strategy Business Model Canvas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | The Ansoff Matrix organizes growth options by market and product relation. It helps weigh expansion, diversification, and adaptation cleanly against each other. | A Business Model Stress Test checks how well a business model holds up under pressure and headwinds. It compares strengths, risks, market logic, and courses of action. The result is captured as a stress-test report and action plan per scenario. | In early initiatives with many uncertainties, planning quickly turns too optimistic. A pre-mortem makes the expected failure visible in advance and sharpens the view of causes, gaps, and countermeasures. | The Business Model Canvas condenses a business model to its key building blocks and assumptions. It makes variants quickly comparable and reveals gaps before validation or implementation begins. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | High | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | Half day | 20–45 min | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 3-8 | Small cross-functional group | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Ansoff Matrix, Growth Options, Risk Notes | Stress Test Report, Action Plan per Scenario | Risk list, Mitigation plan, Assumption log | Business Model Canvas, Assumption List, Business Hypotheses |
Tagsno overlap | GrowthStrategyMarketPortfolio | StrategyBusiness modelRiskDiagnosis | RiskDecisionFailurePlanning | Business modelStrategyValueInnovation |