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| Criterion |  Business Strategy Ansoff Matrix |  Business Strategy Porter Five Forces |  Business Strategy Balanced Scorecard |  Product Strategy KPI Tree |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | The Ansoff Matrix organizes growth options by market and product relation. It helps weigh expansion, diversification, and adaptation cleanly against each other. | Porter Five Forces analyzes the forces that shape competitive pressure and profitability in a market. The view of market structure goes beyond individual competitors and reveals systemic pressure points. | Balanced Scorecard translates strategy into a few interconnected perspectives and metrics. It holds impact, steering, and learning together in daily work instead of narrowing strategy down to financial figures. | When metrics across the organization drift apart, it arranges drivers and effects under one shared logic. It connects customer value, product logic, and decision priorities. The result is captured as a KPI tree and owner list. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | High | Medium |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | 1-3 h | Halber Tag bis mehrere Wochen | 90-180 min initial, dann laufend |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 2-8 | 4-12 | 3-8 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Ansoff Matrix, Growth Options, Risk Notes | Five Forces Analysis, Competitive Risks, Strategic Options | Balanced Scorecard, Strategic Measures, Initiative Map | KPI Tree, Owner List |
Tags1 shared | GrowthStrategyMarketPortfolio | StrategyCompetitionMarket | StrategyMetricsExecution | MetricsStrategyAlignmentMeasurement |