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| Criterion |  Business Strategy Porter Five Forces |  Business Strategy PESTLE Analysis |  Growth Funnel Analysis |  Business Strategy SWOT Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | PESTLE Analysis makes political, economic, social, technological, legal, and environmental influences visible. The environment of an initiative is thereby read systematically instead of through isolated trends. | When many visitors or users drop off along the way, the reason behind the number often stays hidden. Funnel Analysis exposes these transitions and makes visible exactly where the path collapses. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 1-3 h | 1-3 h | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 2-10 | 1-5 | 3-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Five Forces Analysis, Competitive Risks, Strategic Options | PESTLE Map, External Risks, Strategic Questions | Funnel report, Drop-off analysis, Optimization hypotheses | SWOT matrix, Strategic options, Action list |
Tagsno overlap | StrategyCompetitionMarket | StrategyMarketAnalysis | AnalyticsConversionGrowth | StrategyAnalysisMarketPositioning |