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| Criterion | ![]() Business Strategy PESTLE Analysis | ![]() Business Strategy Scenario Planning | ![]() Business Strategy Porter Five Forces |
|---|---|---|---|
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. | Scenario Planning opens the view to several plausible futures instead of a single forecast. The method protects strategies from depending on too narrow an expected path. | Porter Five Forces analyzes the forces that shape competitive pressure and profitability in a market. The view of market structure goes beyond individual competitors and reveals systemic pressure points. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | High | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 0.5-2 Tage | 1-3 h |
Participantsdifferent | 2-10 | 4-12 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | PESTLE Map, External Risks, Strategic Questions | Scenario Set, Strategic Implications, Robust Options | Five Forces Analysis, Competitive Risks, Strategic Options |
Tags1 shared | StrategyMarketAnalysis | StrategyUncertaintyPlanning | StrategyCompetitionMarket |
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