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| Criterion |  Business Strategy Ansoff Matrix |  Decision Making Radar |  Business Strategy Porter Five Forces |  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. | When capabilities, maturity levels, or market positions need to be compared across several dimensions, overview is easily lost. Radar brings different characteristics into a shared picture and shows patterns faster than tables do. | 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. | 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 | Medium |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | 1-2 h | 1-3 h | 90-180 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 2-10 | 2-8 | 3-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Ansoff Matrix, Growth Options, Risk Notes | Radar Map, Capability Scores, Action Areas | Five Forces Analysis, Competitive Risks, Strategic Options | VRIO Table, Strategic Actions |
Tagsno overlap | GrowthStrategyMarketPortfolio | AssessmentPortfolioCapability | StrategyCompetitionMarket | StrategyDiagnosisBusiness modelCapability |