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| Criterion | ![]() Business Strategy Porter Five Forces | ![]() Business Strategy PESTLE Analysis | ![]() Business Strategy Three Horizons | ![]() 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. | 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. | Three Horizons helps clarify strategic options across different timeframes. It compares strengths, risks, market logic, and investment choices, and captures the result as a horizon map, portfolio view, and initiatives per horizon. | 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. |
Complexitysame | Medium | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 1-3 h | Halbtags-Workshop, dann iterativ | 2-4 h |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 2-10 | 3-12 | 3-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Five Forces Analysis, Competitive Risks, Strategic Options | PESTLE Map, External Risks, Strategic Questions | Horizon map, Portfolio view, Initiatives per horizon, Resource plan | Strategy Canvas, Value Curve, ERRC Actions |
Tags1 shared | StrategyCompetitionMarket | StrategyMarketAnalysis | StrategyInnovationPortfolioForesight | StrategyPositioningInnovationValue |



