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| Criterion |  Decision Making Pre-Mortem |  Business Strategy SWOT Analysis |
|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | In early initiatives with many uncertainties, planning quickly turns too optimistic. A pre-mortem makes the expected failure visible in advance and sharpens the view of causes, gaps, and countermeasures. | SWOT Analysis arranges strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats into a compact picture of the situation. It keeps internal capabilities and external influences separate before strategic options emerge from them. |
Complexitysame | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 20–45 min | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | Small cross-functional group | 3-12 |
Formatsame | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Risk list, Mitigation plan, Assumption log | SWOT matrix, Strategic options, Action list |
Tagsno overlap | RiskDecisionFailurePlanning | StrategyAnalysisMarketPositioning |
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