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| Criterion |  Business Strategy Ansoff Matrix |  Business Strategy SWOT Analysis |  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. | SWOT Analysis arranges strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats into a compact picture of the situation. It keeps internal capabilities and external influences separate before strategic options emerge from them. | 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. |
Complexitysame | Low | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | 30-60 min | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 3-12 | 3-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Ansoff Matrix, Growth Options, Risk Notes | SWOT matrix, Strategic options, Action list | Force Field Map, Change Levers, Risk Notes |
Tags1 shared | GrowthStrategyMarketPortfolio | StrategyAnalysisMarketPositioning | ChangeDecisionStrategy |
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