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| Criterion |  Business Strategy Porter Five Forces |  Operations ABC Analysis |  Business Strategy Three Horizons |  Business Strategy PESTLE Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | 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. | With many similar objects of differing economic significance, the method prioritizes effort by effect. It separates what needs regular steering from what rarely needs attention. | Three Horizons helps clarify strategic options across different timeframes. It compares strengths, risks, market logic, and investment choices, and captures the result as a horizon map, portfolio view, and initiatives per horizon. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 30-60 min | Halbtags-Workshop, dann iterativ | 1-3 h |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 1-5 | 3-12 | 2-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Five Forces Analysis, Competitive Risks, Strategic Options | ABC Classification, Focus Rules, Control List | Horizon map, Portfolio view, Initiatives per horizon, Resource plan | PESTLE Map, External Risks, Strategic Questions |
Tagsno overlap | StrategyCompetitionMarket | PrioritizationOperationsPortfolio | StrategyInnovationPortfolioForesight | StrategyMarketAnalysis |