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| Criterion |  Business Strategy Porter Five Forces |  Architecture arc42 |  Facilitation Stakeholder Salience Model |
|---|---|---|---|
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. | arc42 structures architecture knowledge so teams can document system, decisions, and risks consistently. The template builds a living understanding of the architecture instead of scattered notes. | When stakeholders appear to matter very differently, the Stakeholder Salience Model rates their actual priority through power, legitimacy, and urgency. It turns individual contributions into a visible selection. The result is captured as a Salience diagram and a class-based strategy. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 1-2 Tage | 60-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 1-4 | 3-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Five Forces Analysis, Competitive Risks, Strategic Options | Architecture Document, Context View, Runtime View, Deployment View | Salience Diagram, Strategy per Class |
Tagsno overlap | StrategyCompetitionMarket | ArchitectureDocumentationCommunication | StakeholdersFacilitationAlignmentGovernance |
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