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| Criterion |  Agile Ideal Days |  Business Strategy Porter Five Forces |  Business Strategy SWOT Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When effort needs to be thought of as real working time, it offers a simple common denominator for comparison. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as Ideal Day Estimates, Assumption Notes, and Capacity Caveats. | Porter Five Forces analyzes the forces that shape competitive pressure and profitability in a market. The view of market structure goes beyond individual competitors and reveals systemic pressure points. | 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 | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 15-60 min | 1-3 h | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-9 | 2-8 | 3-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Ideal Day Estimates, Assumption Notes, Capacity Caveats | Five Forces Analysis, Competitive Risks, Strategic Options | SWOT matrix, Strategic options, Action list |
Tagsno overlap | EstimationEffortAgile | StrategyCompetitionMarket | StrategyAnalysisMarketPositioning |
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