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| Criterion |  Business Strategy PESTLE Analysis |  Business Strategy Ansoff Matrix |  Product Discovery Riskiest Assumption Test |
|---|---|---|---|
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. | When an idea hinges on one critical unknown, it prioritizes testing that exact piece of uncertainty first. It separates problem, assumption, solution, and evidence. The result is captured as a prioritized list of assumptions, a test plan, and a result report. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 45-90 min | 1-2 Wochen pro Iteration |
Participantsdifferent | 2-10 | 2-8 | 2-6 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | PESTLE Map, External Risks, Strategic Questions | Ansoff Matrix, Growth Options, Risk Notes | Prioritized Assumption List, Test Plan, Results Report |
Tagsno overlap | StrategyMarketAnalysis | GrowthStrategyMarketPortfolio | ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryAssumptions |
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