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| Criterion |  Business Strategy Ansoff Matrix |  Decision Making Force Field Analysis |  Decision Making Decision Rights Mapping |  Business Strategy McKinsey 7S |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | The Ansoff Matrix organizes growth options by market and product relation. It helps weigh expansion, diversification, and adaptation cleanly against each other. | In change initiatives, supporting and restraining forces sit at the table at the same time. Force Field Analysis makes these tensions explicit and shows where change can be pushed forward by strengthening or relieving. | In organizations with many stakeholders, it often blurs who actually decides and who is merely consulted. It separates options, evaluation criteria, and open risks. The result is captured as a Decision Rights matrix and an agreement. | McKinsey 7S checks whether Strategy, Structure, Systems, Shared Values, Skills, Style, and Staff fit together. Organizational misalignments become visible across multiple levers as a result. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | 45-90 min | 90-180 min | 2-4 h |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 3-12 | 4-12 | 3-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Ansoff Matrix, Growth Options, Risk Notes | Force Field Map, Change Levers, Risk Notes | Decision Rights Matrix, Agreement | 7S Assessment, Alignment Gaps, Change Actions |
Tagsno overlap | GrowthStrategyMarketPortfolio | ChangeDecisionStrategy | DecisionGovernanceAlignmentResponsibility | OrganizationStrategyAlignmentChange |