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| Criterion |  Product Strategy Impact Mapping |  Business Strategy 5-Minuten VC-Check |  Business Strategy SWOT Analysis |  Business Strategy Porter Five Forces |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | The 5-Minute VC Check clarifies opportunities and strategic options at the earliest idea stage. It compares problem quality, customer willingness to pay, alternatives, differentiation, and market potential, and captures the result as a VC-check note, go/sharpen/park decision, and risk list. | 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. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | 5-15 min | 30-60 min | 1-3 h |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | 1-5 | 3-12 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Impact Map, Outcome Hypotheses, Delivery Options | VC-check note, Go/sharpen/park decision, Risk and assumption list, Next validation step | SWOT matrix, Strategic options, Action list | Five Forces Analysis, Competitive Risks, Strategic Options |
Tagsno overlap | OutcomesStrategyBehaviorPlanning | StartupValidationCompetition | StrategyAnalysisMarketPositioning | StrategyCompetitionMarket |