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| Criterion |  Product Strategy Impact Mapping |  Architecture Architecture Decision Record |  Business Strategy PESTLE Analysis |  Business Strategy SWOT Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When a goal needs to be connected to several possible paths, it shows chains of impact instead of feature lists. It connects business goal, behavior change, and measures. | An ADR permanently records an architecture decision with context, trade-offs, and consequence. It creates continuity for later changes because the decision path stays traceable. | 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. | 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 | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | 15-45 min | 1-3 h | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | 1-3 | 2-10 | 3-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Impact Map, Outcome Hypotheses, Delivery Options | ADR File, Decision Log, Rationale | PESTLE Map, External Risks, Strategic Questions | SWOT matrix, Strategic options, Action list |
Tagsno overlap | OutcomesStrategyBehaviorPlanning | ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance | StrategyMarketAnalysis | StrategyAnalysisMarketPositioning |