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| Criterion |  Business Strategy Porter Five Forces |  Business Strategy Three Horizons |  Decision Making Force Field Analysis |  Business Strategy Ansoff Matrix |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | 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. | In change initiatives, supporting and restraining forces sit at the table at the same time. Force Field Analysis makes these tensions explicit and shows where change can be pushed forward by strengthening or relieving. | The Ansoff Matrix organizes growth options by market and product relation. It helps weigh expansion, diversification, and adaptation cleanly against each other. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | Halbtags-Workshop, dann iterativ | 45-90 min | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 3-12 | 3-12 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Five Forces Analysis, Competitive Risks, Strategic Options | Horizon map, Portfolio view, Initiatives per horizon, Resource plan | Force Field Map, Change Levers, Risk Notes | Ansoff Matrix, Growth Options, Risk Notes |
Tags1 shared | StrategyCompetitionMarket | StrategyInnovationPortfolioForesight | ChangeDecisionStrategy | GrowthStrategyMarketPortfolio |