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| Criterion |  Business Strategy Porter Five Forces |  Operations Root Cause Analysis |  Facilitation Power Interest Grid |  Facilitation Alignment Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 a problem keeps recurring and the cause stays unclear, the method exposes the underlying mechanism. It separates symptom, guess, and robust explanation from one another. | When many stakeholders compete for attention at once, the Power Interest Grid sorts them by influence and stake. It turns individual contributions into a visible selection. The result is captured as a Power Interest Grid and a stakeholder-specific strategy. | When several people work toward one goal but hold different mental maps, Alignment Mapping makes the discrepancies visible. It arranges goals, assumptions, and priorities so shared direction becomes verifiable. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 1-4 h | 30-60 min | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 3-8 | 2-8 | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Five Forces Analysis, Competitive Risks, Strategic Options | Problem Statement, Cause Hypotheses, Confirmed Causes, Action Plan | Power Interest Grid, Strategy per Stakeholder | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions |
Tagsno overlap | StrategyCompetitionMarket | Root causeProblem solvingQualityIncident | StakeholdersFacilitationAlignmentPlanning | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation |