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| Criterion |  Business Strategy Ansoff Matrix |  Decision Making Constraint Analysis |  Business Strategy VRIO Framework |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | The Ansoff Matrix organizes growth options by market and product relation. It helps weigh expansion, diversification, and adaptation cleanly against each other. | When an initiative stalls, the limit often lies not in the idea but in hard or soft boundary conditions. Constraint Analysis separates these limits and shows which of them can actually be shaped. | The VRIO Framework rates resources and capabilities on whether they are Valuable, Rare, Inimitable, and Organized. It compares strengths, risks, market logic, and courses of action. The result is captured as a VRIO table and strategic actions. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | 30-90 min | 90-180 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 2-8 | 3-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Ansoff Matrix, Growth Options, Risk Notes | Constraint List, Hard/Soft Classification, Option Impact Notes, Decision Boundaries | VRIO Table, Strategic Actions |
Tagsno overlap | GrowthStrategyMarketPortfolio | ConstraintsDecisionPlanningOptions | StrategyDiagnosisBusiness modelCapability |
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