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| Criterion |  Business Strategy PESTLE Analysis |  Decision Making Option Framing |  Facilitation Stakeholder 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. | 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. | When an initiative depends on many people, interests, and power dynamics, Stakeholder Mapping systematically orders the environment. It shows who influences, who is affected, and where relationship management or safeguarding matters first. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 45-120 min | 60–90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-10 | 3-8 | 2-8 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | PESTLE Map, External Risks, Strategic Questions | Option Frames, Assumption Notes, Comparable Shortlist, Decision Inputs | Stakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk Notes |
Tagsno overlap | StrategyMarketAnalysis | OptionsDecision framingStrategyComparison | StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange |
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