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Paper illustration of a SWOT matrix with four separated quadrants and marked strategic options.
Business Strategy
SWOT Analysis
Paper illustration for Change Analysis.
Operations
Change Analysis
Paper illustration of a six-field PESTLE grid
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.For a deviation after a change, the method isolates the influence of the altered condition. It narrows down which differences are relevant and which are just accompanying noise.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
LowMediumMedium
Timedifferent
30-60 min45-120 min1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
3-122-62-10
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
SWOT matrix, Strategic options, Action listChange Matrix, Cause Hypotheses, Validation Questions, Action ListPESTLE Map, External Risks, Strategic Questions
Tagsno overlap
StrategyAnalysisMarketPositioning
ChangeRoot causeTroubleshootingComparison
StrategyMarketAnalysis
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Paper illustration of the Force Field Analysis working structure.
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