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| Criterion |  Business Strategy Business Model Canvas |  Business Strategy PESTLE Analysis |  Business Strategy VRIO Framework |  Business Strategy SWOT Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | The Business Model Canvas condenses a business model to its key building blocks and assumptions. It makes variants quickly comparable and reveals gaps before validation or implementation begins. | 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. | 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. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-2 h | 1-3 h | 90-180 min | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 2-10 | 3-6 | 3-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Business Model Canvas, Assumption List, Business Hypotheses | PESTLE Map, External Risks, Strategic Questions | VRIO Table, Strategic Actions | SWOT matrix, Strategic options, Action list |
Tags1 shared | Business modelStrategyValueInnovation | StrategyMarketAnalysis | StrategyDiagnosisBusiness modelCapability | StrategyAnalysisMarketPositioning |