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Criterion
Paper illustration of a six-field PESTLE grid
Business Strategy
PESTLE Analysis
Paper illustration of Power-Interest Grid with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Facilitation
Power Interest Grid
Gap Analysis method illustration showing its working structure
Business Strategy
GAP Analysis
Stakeholder Mapping
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.When many stakeholders compete for attention at once, the Power Interest Grid sorts them by influence and stake. It turns individual contributions into a visible selection. The result is captured as a Power Interest Grid and a stakeholder-specific strategy.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 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
MediumLowMediumLow
Timedifferent
1-3 h30-60 min1-3 h60–90 min
Participantsdifferent
2-102-82-82-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
PESTLE Map, External Risks, Strategic QuestionsPower Interest Grid, Strategy per StakeholderGap Matrix, Action Plan, Risk NotesStakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk Notes
Tagsno overlap
StrategyMarketAnalysis
StakeholdersFacilitationAlignmentPlanning
StrategyAnalysisPlanning
StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange
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