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| Criterion |  Business Strategy GAP Analysis |  Business Strategy PESTLE Analysis |  Product Discovery Outcome-Driven Innovation |  Business Strategy Ansoff Matrix |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | 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. | Outcome-Driven Innovation clarifies customer problems, solution opportunities, and evidence. It separates jobs, desired outcomes, importance, satisfaction, and opportunity, and captures results as desired outcome statements, an opportunity landscape, and segments by underserved needs. | The Ansoff Matrix organizes growth options by market and product relation. It helps weigh expansion, diversification, and adaptation cleanly against each other. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | High | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 1-3 h | Mehrere Wochen | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 2-10 | 2-6 researchers plus sample | 2-8 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Gap Matrix, Action Plan, Risk Notes | PESTLE Map, External Risks, Strategic Questions | Desired outcome statements, Opportunity landscape, Segmentation by underserved needs, Innovation hypotheses | Ansoff Matrix, Growth Options, Risk Notes |
Tagsno overlap | StrategyAnalysisPlanning | StrategyMarketAnalysis | OutcomesInnovationResearchQuantitative | GrowthStrategyMarketPortfolio |