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| Criterion |  Business Strategy PESTLE Analysis |  Decision Making Option Framing |  Business Strategy Business Model Canvas |  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. | In early decisions, alternatives are often still vague, incomplete, or blended together. Option Framing brings every possibility into a comparable form and makes visible which variant actually fits the question. | The Business Model Canvas condenses a business model to its key building blocks and assumptions. It makes variants quickly comparable and reveals gaps before validation or implementation begins. | 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 | 45-120 min | 1-2 h | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-10 | 3-8 | 2-8 | 3-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | PESTLE Map, External Risks, Strategic Questions | Option Frames, Assumption Notes, Comparable Shortlist, Decision Inputs | Business Model Canvas, Assumption List, Business Hypotheses | SWOT matrix, Strategic options, Action list |
Tags1 shared | StrategyMarketAnalysis | OptionsDecision framingStrategyComparison | Business modelStrategyValueInnovation | StrategyAnalysisMarketPositioning |