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| Criterion |  Agile NoEstimates |  Business Strategy Ansoff Matrix |  Engineering Kanban |  Business Strategy Porter Five Forces |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When estimating slows a team down more than it helps, it shifts the focus to flow, small slices, and real lead time. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as Throughput Data, Flow Forecast, and Slicing Rules. | The Ansoff Matrix organizes growth options by market and product relation. It helps weigh expansion, diversification, and adaptation cleanly against each other. | When work sits in too many parallel streams, throughput suffers and no one sees the bottlenecks. Kanban makes the flow of work visible and limits overload so a system becomes calmer and more predictable. | 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 | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | laufend | 45-90 min | Ongoing | 1-3 h |
Participantsdifferent | 2-12 | 2-8 | 2-12 | 2-8 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Throughput Data, Flow Forecast, Slicing Rules | Ansoff Matrix, Growth Options, Risk Notes | Kanban board, WIP policies, Flow metrics | Five Forces Analysis, Competitive Risks, Strategic Options |
Tagsno overlap | EstimationForecastingFlow | GrowthStrategyMarketPortfolio | FlowVisual managementDelivery | StrategyCompetitionMarket |