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| Criterion |  Business Strategy SWOT Analysis |  Agile Affinity Estimation |  Agile Bucket System |  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. | When many tasks need to be classified quickly, it sorts them by perceived effort and similarity. It reduces the effort of fine-grained estimation for large volumes. | When a large batch of work needs a fast, rough estimate, it sorts items into predefined size buckets. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as a Bucketed Backlog, Relative Estimates, and Split Candidates. | 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 | Low | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 30-60 min | 30-90 min | 30-90 min | 2-4 h |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 3-12 | 3-12 | 3-10 |
Formatsame | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | SWOT matrix, Strategic options, Action list | Affinity Size Map, Grouped Estimates, Unclear Items | Bucketed Backlog, Relative Estimates, Split Candidates | Strategy Canvas, Value Curve, ERRC Actions |
Tagsno overlap | StrategyAnalysisMarketPositioning | EstimationBacklogRelative sizing | EstimationBacklogRelative sizing | StrategyPositioningInnovationValue |