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| Criterion |  Business Strategy Ansoff Matrix |  Operations Failure Mode and Effects Analysis |  Business Strategy Value Chain Analysis |  Business Strategy SWOT Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | The Ansoff Matrix organizes growth options by market and product relation. It helps weigh expansion, diversification, and adaptation cleanly against each other. | For a process, product, or service with noticeable failure risks, the method assesses possible failure modes in advance. It directs attention to combinations of occurrence, effect, and detectability. | Value Chain Analysis shows where value is created, costs accrue, and differentiation becomes possible along the process. It compares strengths, risks, market logic, and courses of action. The result is captured as a value-chain map and lever list. | SWOT Analysis arranges strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats into a compact picture of the situation. It keeps internal capabilities and external influences separate before strategic options emerge from them. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | High | High | Low |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | 2-6 h | Half day | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 3-10 | 3-8 | 3-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Ansoff Matrix, Growth Options, Risk Notes | FMEA Table, Risk Priority, Mitigation Actions | Value Chain Map, Lever List | SWOT matrix, Strategic options, Action list |
Tagsno overlap | GrowthStrategyMarketPortfolio | RiskQualityOperationsRoot cause | StrategyBusiness modelDiagnosisAnalysis | StrategyAnalysisMarketPositioning |