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Paper illustration of Porter’s five competitive forces
Business Strategy
Porter Five Forces
Gap Analysis method illustration showing its working structure
Business Strategy
GAP Analysis
Anonymous individual judgments pass through feedback loops to form a distribution.
Decision Making
Delphi Method
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.GAP Analysis compares the current state with a target picture and makes the distance manageable. It becomes useful when, ahead of new initiatives, it must become clear which capabilities, processes, or resources are missing.When knowledge is distributed and direct dominance should be avoided, groups quickly fall under the sway of their opinion leaders. The Delphi Method gathers assessments iteratively and gradually brings expert judgments closer together.
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MediumMediumHigh
Timedifferent
1-3 h1-3 h1-4 Wochen
Participantsdifferent
2-82-86-30 Experten
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncAsync
Outputdifferent
Five Forces Analysis, Competitive Risks, Strategic OptionsGap Matrix, Action Plan, Risk NotesExpert Forecast, Consensus Range, Assumption Notes
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