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Criterion
Paper illustration of a SWOT matrix with four separated quadrants and marked strategic options.
Business Strategy
SWOT Analysis
Paper illustration for ABC Analysis
Operations
ABC Analysis
Paper illustration of a six-field PESTLE grid
Business Strategy
PESTLE Analysis
Paper illustration of a Strategy Canvas with several value curves
Business Strategy
Blue Ocean Strategy Canvas
Purposedifferent
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.With many similar objects of differing economic significance, the method prioritizes effort by effect. It separates what needs regular steering from what rarely needs attention.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.The Blue Ocean Strategy Canvas shows how an offering is positioned relative to the market. Differentiation thereby becomes tangible in value factors instead of merely being claimed.
Complexitydifferent
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Timedifferent
30-60 min30-60 min1-3 h2-4 h
Participantsdifferent
3-121-52-103-10
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WorkshopAsyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
SWOT matrix, Strategic options, Action listABC Classification, Focus Rules, Control ListPESTLE Map, External Risks, Strategic QuestionsStrategy Canvas, Value Curve, ERRC Actions
Tagsno overlap
StrategyAnalysisMarketPositioning
PrioritizationOperationsPortfolio
StrategyMarketAnalysis
StrategyPositioningInnovationValue
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