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| Criterion |  Business Strategy Porter Five Forces |  Innovation Lean Startup |  Business Strategy SWOT Analysis |  Business Strategy Blue Ocean Strategy Canvas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | For uncertain business assumptions, the method forces the idea into contact with real market reactions early. It separates wishful picture, assumption, and observable behavior, so that learning becomes faster than planning. This translates uncertainty into measurable insight. | SWOT Analysis arranges strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats into a compact picture of the situation. It keeps internal capabilities and external influences separate before strategic options emerge from them. | The Blue Ocean Strategy Canvas shows how an offering is positioned relative to the market. Differentiation thereby becomes tangible in value factors instead of merely being claimed. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | Wochen bis Monate je Lernzyklus | 30-60 min | 2-4 h |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 2-8 | 3-12 | 3-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Five Forces Analysis, Competitive Risks, Strategic Options | Hypothesis list, MVPs, Learning reports, Pivot or persevere decision | SWOT matrix, Strategic options, Action list | Strategy Canvas, Value Curve, ERRC Actions |
Tagsno overlap | StrategyCompetitionMarket | LeanStartupValidationMVP | StrategyAnalysisMarketPositioning | StrategyPositioningInnovationValue |