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| Criterion |  Business Strategy SWOT Analysis |  Business Strategy Blue Ocean Strategy Canvas |  Product Strategy Impact Mapping |  Business Strategy PESTLE Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | 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. | When a goal needs to be connected to several possible paths, it shows chains of impact instead of feature lists. It connects business goal, behavior change, and measures. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 30-60 min | 2-4 h | 45-90 min | 1-3 h |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 3-10 | 3-8 | 2-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | SWOT matrix, Strategic options, Action list | Strategy Canvas, Value Curve, ERRC Actions | Impact Map, Outcome Hypotheses, Delivery Options | PESTLE Map, External Risks, Strategic Questions |
Tags1 shared | StrategyAnalysisMarketPositioning | StrategyPositioningInnovationValue | OutcomesStrategyBehaviorPlanning | StrategyMarketAnalysis |