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| Criterion |  Business Strategy GAP Analysis |  Business Strategy Ansoff Matrix |  Growth Pirate Metrics AARRR |  Business Strategy PESTLE Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | GAP Analysis compares the current state with a target picture and makes the distance manageable. It becomes useful when, ahead of new initiatives, it must become clear which capabilities, processes, or resources are missing. | The Ansoff Matrix organizes growth options by market and product relation. It helps weigh expansion, diversification, and adaptation cleanly against each other. | For products with complex usage paths, overall growth alone is too coarse to reveal bottlenecks. Pirate Metrics breaks the relationship with the product into consecutive stages and shows where the funnel actually leaks. | 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 | Medium | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 45-90 min | 1-2 h Setup, laufend | 1-3 h |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 2-8 | 2-8 | 2-10 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Gap Matrix, Action Plan, Risk Notes | Ansoff Matrix, Growth Options, Risk Notes | AARRR funnel, Metric baseline, Experiment backlog | PESTLE Map, External Risks, Strategic Questions |
Tagsno overlap | StrategyAnalysisPlanning | GrowthStrategyMarketPortfolio | GrowthMetricsExperiments | StrategyMarketAnalysis |