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| Criterion |  Business Strategy PESTLE Analysis |  Innovation Lean Startup |  Business Strategy VRIO Framework |  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. | For uncertain business assumptions, the method forces the idea into contact with real market reactions early. It separates wishful picture, assumption, and observable behavior, so that learning becomes faster than planning. This translates uncertainty into measurable insight. | The VRIO Framework rates resources and capabilities on whether they are Valuable, Rare, Inimitable, and Organized. It compares strengths, risks, market logic, and courses of action. The result is captured as a VRIO table and strategic actions. | 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 | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | Wochen bis Monate je Lernzyklus | 90-180 min | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-10 | 2-8 | 3-6 | 3-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | PESTLE Map, External Risks, Strategic Questions | Hypothesis list, MVPs, Learning reports, Pivot or persevere decision | VRIO Table, Strategic Actions | SWOT matrix, Strategic options, Action list |
Tagsno overlap | StrategyMarketAnalysis | LeanStartupValidationMVP | StrategyDiagnosisBusiness modelCapability | StrategyAnalysisMarketPositioning |