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| Criterion |  Business Strategy Ansoff Matrix |  Product Strategy Impact Mapping |  Business Strategy McKinsey 7S |  Decision Making Force Field Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | The Ansoff Matrix organizes growth options by market and product relation. It helps weigh expansion, diversification, and adaptation cleanly against each other. | When a goal needs to be connected to several possible paths, it shows chains of impact instead of feature lists. It connects business goal, behavior change, and measures. | 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. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | 45-90 min | 2-4 h | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 3-8 | 3-12 | 3-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Ansoff Matrix, Growth Options, Risk Notes | Impact Map, Outcome Hypotheses, Delivery Options | 7S Assessment, Alignment Gaps, Change Actions | Force Field Map, Change Levers, Risk Notes |
Tags1 shared | GrowthStrategyMarketPortfolio | OutcomesStrategyBehaviorPlanning | OrganizationStrategyAlignmentChange | ChangeDecisionStrategy |