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Paper illustration of a six-field PESTLE grid
Business Strategy
PESTLE Analysis
A3 Problem-Solving workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Operations
A3 Problem Solving
Paper illustration of a SWOT matrix with four separated quadrants and marked strategic options.
Business Strategy
SWOT Analysis
Purposedifferent
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.For a complex deviation with several people involved, the method bundles problem, analysis, and decision onto one page. It creates a shared working space where causes, countermeasures, and follow-up fit together.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
MediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
1-3 h45-90 min30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
2-102-53-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
PESTLE Map, External Risks, Strategic QuestionsA3 Report, Action Plan, Root Cause AnalysisSWOT matrix, Strategic options, Action list
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