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Paper illustration of Porter’s five competitive forces
Business Strategy
Porter Five Forces
Paper illustration of a two-by-two Ansoff Matrix with four growth directions
Business Strategy
Ansoff Matrix
Independent contributions form an ordered group priority list.
Facilitation
Nominal Group Technique
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.The Ansoff Matrix organizes growth options by market and product relation. It helps weigh expansion, diversification, and adaptation cleanly against each other.When loud voices could dominate a round, Nominal Group Technique protects individual thinking time from group effects. It collects ideas separately first and only then enables shared weighting.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowMedium
Timedifferent
1-3 h45-90 min60-120 min
Participantsdifferent
2-82-85-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Five Forces Analysis, Competitive Risks, Strategic OptionsAnsoff Matrix, Growth Options, Risk NotesRanked Ideas, Clarified Options, Group Priority
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StrategyCompetitionMarket
GrowthStrategyMarketPortfolio
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