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Paper illustration of a six-field PESTLE grid
Business Strategy
PESTLE Analysis
Paper illustration of a two-by-two Ansoff Matrix with four growth directions
Business Strategy
Ansoff Matrix
Paper illustration for Change Analysis.
Operations
Change 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.For a deviation after a change, the method isolates the influence of the altered condition. It narrows down which differences are relevant and which are just accompanying noise.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowMedium
Timedifferent
1-3 h45-90 min45-120 min
Participantsdifferent
2-102-82-6
Formatsame
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
PESTLE Map, External Risks, Strategic QuestionsAnsoff Matrix, Growth Options, Risk NotesChange Matrix, Cause Hypotheses, Validation Questions, Action List
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GrowthStrategyMarketPortfolio
ChangeRoot causeTroubleshootingComparison
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Paper illustration of a SWOT matrix with four separated quadrants and marked strategic options.
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Paper illustration of the Force Field Analysis working structure.
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Gap Analysis method illustration showing its working structure
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