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| Criterion |  Business Strategy Ansoff Matrix |  Business Strategy GAP Analysis |  Business Strategy McKinsey 7S |  Business Strategy PESTLE Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | The Ansoff Matrix organizes growth options by market and product relation. It helps weigh expansion, diversification, and adaptation cleanly against each other. | GAP Analysis compares the current state with a target picture and makes the distance manageable. It becomes useful when, ahead of new initiatives, it must become clear which capabilities, processes, or resources are missing. | 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. | PESTLE Analysis makes political, economic, social, technological, legal, and environmental influences visible. The environment of an initiative is thereby read systematically instead of through isolated trends. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | 1-3 h | 2-4 h | 1-3 h |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 2-8 | 3-12 | 2-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Ansoff Matrix, Growth Options, Risk Notes | Gap Matrix, Action Plan, Risk Notes | 7S Assessment, Alignment Gaps, Change Actions | PESTLE Map, External Risks, Strategic Questions |
Tags1 shared | GrowthStrategyMarketPortfolio | StrategyAnalysisPlanning | OrganizationStrategyAlignmentChange | StrategyMarketAnalysis |