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| Criterion |  Business Strategy PESTLE Analysis |  Decision Making Delphi Method |  Business Strategy SWOT Analysis |  Decision Making Force Field 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. | When knowledge is distributed and direct dominance should be avoided, groups quickly fall under the sway of their opinion leaders. The Delphi Method gathers assessments iteratively and gradually brings expert judgments closer 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. | In change initiatives, supporting and restraining forces sit at the table at the same time. Force Field Analysis makes these tensions explicit and shows where change can be pushed forward by strengthening or relieving. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | High | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 1-4 Wochen | 30-60 min | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-10 | 6-30 Experten | 3-12 | 3-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | PESTLE Map, External Risks, Strategic Questions | Expert Forecast, Consensus Range, Assumption Notes | SWOT matrix, Strategic options, Action list | Force Field Map, Change Levers, Risk Notes |
Tags1 shared | StrategyMarketAnalysis | ForecastingExpertsDecisionStrategy | StrategyAnalysisMarketPositioning | ChangeDecisionStrategy |