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| Criterion |  Business Strategy Porter Five Forces |  Product Strategy KPI Tree |  Business Strategy Ansoff Matrix |  Engineering Goal Question Metric |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | When metrics across the organization drift apart, it arranges drivers and effects under one shared logic. It connects customer value, product logic, and decision priorities. The result is captured as a KPI tree and owner list. | The Ansoff Matrix organizes growth options by market and product relation. It helps weigh expansion, diversification, and adaptation cleanly against each other. | Helps clarify technical problems, hypotheses, and next steps in concrete terms. It breaks a technical problem into testable parts. The result is captured as a GQM table and metric briefs. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 90-180 min initial, dann laufend | 45-90 min | 90-180 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 3-8 | 2-8 | 3-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Five Forces Analysis, Competitive Risks, Strategic Options | KPI Tree, Owner List | Ansoff Matrix, Growth Options, Risk Notes | GQM Table, Metric Profiles |
Tagsno overlap | StrategyCompetitionMarket | MetricsStrategyAlignmentMeasurement | GrowthStrategyMarketPortfolio | MetricsMeasurementEngineeringAlignment |