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| Criterion |  Business Strategy Ansoff Matrix |  Business Strategy SWOT Analysis |  Growth Funnel Analysis |  Growth A/B Testing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | When many visitors or users drop off along the way, the reason behind the number often stays hidden. Funnel Analysis exposes these transitions and makes visible exactly where the path collapses. | When two variants compete, discussions quickly decide by taste rather than effect. A/B Testing checks behavior under controlled conditions and separates real improvement from chance or expectation effects. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | Medium | High |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | 30-60 min | 1-3 h | 1-4 Wochen |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 3-12 | 1-5 | 1-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Async | Async |
Outputdifferent | Ansoff Matrix, Growth Options, Risk Notes | SWOT matrix, Strategic options, Action list | Funnel report, Drop-off analysis, Optimization hypotheses | Experiment results, Decision log, Learning summary |
Tagsno overlap | GrowthStrategyMarketPortfolio | StrategyAnalysisMarketPositioning | AnalyticsConversionGrowth | ExperimentsGrowthAnalyticsValidation |