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| Criterion |  Business Strategy Porter Five Forces |  Facilitation Stakeholder Mapping |  Business Strategy 5-Minuten VC-Check |  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 an initiative depends on many people, interests, and power dynamics, Stakeholder Mapping systematically orders the environment. It shows who influences, who is affected, and where relationship management or safeguarding matters first. | The 5-Minute VC Check clarifies opportunities and strategic options at the earliest idea stage. It compares problem quality, customer willingness to pay, alternatives, differentiation, and market potential, and captures the result as a VC-check note, go/sharpen/park decision, and risk list. | 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 | Low | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 60–90 min | 5-15 min | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 2-8 | 1-5 | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Five Forces Analysis, Competitive Risks, Strategic Options | Stakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk Notes | VC-check note, Go/sharpen/park decision, Risk and assumption list, Next validation step | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions |
Tagsno overlap | StrategyCompetitionMarket | StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange | StartupValidationCompetition | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation |