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| Criterion |  Business Strategy Ansoff Matrix |  Business Strategy PESTLE 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. | 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. | 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 | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | 1-3 h | 90-180 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 2-10 | 3-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Ansoff Matrix, Growth Options, Risk Notes | PESTLE Map, External Risks, Strategic Questions | VRIO Table, Strategic Actions |
Tags1 shared | GrowthStrategyMarketPortfolio | StrategyMarketAnalysis | StrategyDiagnosisBusiness modelCapability |
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