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Criterion
Paper illustration of a six-field PESTLE grid
Business Strategy
PESTLE Analysis
Paper illustration of a scoring table with four factor columns, a calculator and three ordered initiative cards.
Product Strategy
RICE Scoring
Paper illustration of a decision table with criteria rows, weighted ratings, and a narrowly leading alternative.
Decision Making
Decision Matrix
Paper illustration of a two-by-two Ansoff Matrix with four growth directions
Business Strategy
Ansoff Matrix
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 initiatives compete for the same resources, it brings reach, impact, confidence, and effort into one shared ranking. It makes prioritization economically connectable.When several options collide with several criteria, comparison quickly becomes subjective. A Decision Matrix makes the trade-off visible and brings weighting, criteria, and options into a shared logic.The Ansoff Matrix organizes growth options by market and product relation. It helps weigh expansion, diversification, and adaptation cleanly against each other.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
1-3 h60-90 min45-90 min45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
2-102-102-82-8
Formatsame
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
PESTLE Map, External Risks, Strategic QuestionsRICE Scores, Ranked List, Assumption LogDecision Matrix, Scoring Rationale, Selected OptionAnsoff Matrix, Growth Options, Risk Notes
Tagsno overlap
StrategyMarketAnalysis
PrioritizationScoringRoadmapTradeoffs
DecisionCriteriaScoringTradeoffs
GrowthStrategyMarketPortfolio
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