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| Criterion |  Business Strategy PESTLE Analysis |  Business Strategy GAP Analysis |  Agile Affinity Estimation |  Product Strategy Impact Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | GAP Analysis compares the current state with a target picture and makes the distance manageable. It becomes useful when, ahead of new initiatives, it must become clear which capabilities, processes, or resources are missing. | When many tasks need to be classified quickly, it sorts them by perceived effort and similarity. It reduces the effort of fine-grained estimation for large volumes. | When a goal needs to be connected to several possible paths, it shows chains of impact instead of feature lists. It connects business goal, behavior change, and measures. |
Complexitysame | Medium | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 1-3 h | 30-90 min | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-10 | 2-8 | 3-12 | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | PESTLE Map, External Risks, Strategic Questions | Gap Matrix, Action Plan, Risk Notes | Affinity Size Map, Grouped Estimates, Unclear Items | Impact Map, Outcome Hypotheses, Delivery Options |
Tagsno overlap | StrategyMarketAnalysis | StrategyAnalysisPlanning | EstimationBacklogRelative sizing | OutcomesStrategyBehaviorPlanning |