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| Criterion |  Architecture arc42 |  Business Strategy SWOT Analysis |  Facilitation Stakeholder Mapping |  Business Strategy PESTLE Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | arc42 structures architecture knowledge so teams can document system, decisions, and risks consistently. The template builds a living understanding of the architecture instead of scattered notes. | 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 an initiative depends on many people, interests, and power dynamics, Stakeholder Mapping systematically orders the environment. It shows who influences, who is affected, and where relationship management or safeguarding matters first. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-2 Tage | 30-60 min | 60–90 min | 1-3 h |
Participantsdifferent | 1-4 | 3-12 | 2-8 | 2-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Architecture Document, Context View, Runtime View, Deployment View | SWOT matrix, Strategic options, Action list | Stakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk Notes | PESTLE Map, External Risks, Strategic Questions |
Tagsno overlap | ArchitectureDocumentationCommunication | StrategyAnalysisMarketPositioning | StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange | StrategyMarketAnalysis |