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Paper illustration of Porter’s five competitive forces
Business Strategy
Porter Five Forces
Paper illustration of a scoring table with four factor columns, a calculator and three ordered initiative cards.
Product Strategy
RICE Scoring
Paper illustration of a six-field PESTLE grid
Business Strategy
PESTLE 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.When many initiatives compete for the same resources, it brings reach, impact, confidence, and effort into one shared ranking. It makes prioritization economically connectable.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.
Complexitysame
MediumMediumMedium
Timedifferent
1-3 h60-90 min1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
2-82-102-10
Formatsame
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Five Forces Analysis, Competitive Risks, Strategic OptionsRICE Scores, Ranked List, Assumption LogPESTLE Map, External Risks, Strategic Questions
Tagsno overlap
StrategyCompetitionMarket
PrioritizationScoringRoadmapTradeoffs
StrategyMarketAnalysis
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Paper illustration of a SWOT matrix with four separated quadrants and marked strategic options.
Business Strategy
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Paper illustration of a two-by-two Ansoff Matrix with four growth directions
Business Strategy
Ansoff Matrix
Paper illustration of a decision table with criteria rows, weighted ratings, and a narrowly leading alternative.
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Gap Analysis method illustration showing its working structure
Business Strategy
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