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| Criterion |  Business Strategy PESTLE Analysis |  Facilitation Alignment Mapping |  Product Strategy OKRs |  Facilitation Power Interest Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | When several people work toward one goal but hold different mental maps, Alignment Mapping makes the discrepancies visible. It arranges goals, assumptions, and priorities so shared direction becomes verifiable. | When strategic direction needs to become measurable, it connects ambition with checkable results. It makes goals connectable to focus and review. | When many stakeholders compete for attention at once, the Power Interest Grid sorts them by influence and stake. It turns individual contributions into a visible selection. The result is captured as a Power Interest Grid and a stakeholder-specific strategy. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 1-2 h | 1-2 h Setup | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-10 | 4-12 | 2-20 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | PESTLE Map, External Risks, Strategic Questions | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions | OKR set, Measurement plan, Review cadence | Power Interest Grid, Strategy per Stakeholder |
Tagsno overlap | StrategyMarketAnalysis | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation | GoalsAlignmentOutcomesMeasurement | StakeholdersFacilitationAlignmentPlanning |