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| Criterion |  Business Strategy PESTLE Analysis |  Business Strategy Ansoff Matrix |  Architecture arc42 |  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. | The Ansoff Matrix organizes growth options by market and product relation. It helps weigh expansion, diversification, and adaptation cleanly against each other. | arc42 structures architecture knowledge so teams can document system, decisions, and risks consistently. The template builds a living understanding of the architecture instead of scattered notes. | 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 | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 45-90 min | 1-2 Tage | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-10 | 2-8 | 1-4 | 3-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | PESTLE Map, External Risks, Strategic Questions | Ansoff Matrix, Growth Options, Risk Notes | Architecture Document, Context View, Runtime View, Deployment View | SWOT matrix, Strategic options, Action list |
Tagsno overlap | StrategyMarketAnalysis | GrowthStrategyMarketPortfolio | ArchitectureDocumentationCommunication | StrategyAnalysisMarketPositioning |