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| Criterion |  Business Strategy SWOT Analysis |  Facilitation Consensus Workshop |  Business Strategy GAP Analysis |  Facilitation Power Interest Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 a group needs a solid decision without outvoting individual factions, a Consensus Workshop creates a negotiable common ground. It makes agreement, reservations, and open tensions discussable at the same time. | GAP Analysis compares the current state with a target picture and makes the distance manageable. It becomes useful when, ahead of new initiatives, it must become clear which capabilities, processes, or resources are missing. | When many stakeholders compete for attention at once, the Power Interest Grid sorts them by influence and stake. It turns individual contributions into a visible selection. The result is captured as a Power Interest Grid and a stakeholder-specific strategy. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 30-60 min | 1-3 h | 1-3 h | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 5-30 | 2-8 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | SWOT matrix, Strategic options, Action list | Consensus Clusters, Theme Titles, Priority Areas | Gap Matrix, Action Plan, Risk Notes | Power Interest Grid, Strategy per Stakeholder |
Tagsno overlap | StrategyAnalysisMarketPositioning | FacilitationConsensusWorkshopAlignment | StrategyAnalysisPlanning | StakeholdersFacilitationAlignmentPlanning |