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Criterion
Paper illustration of a SWOT matrix with four separated quadrants and marked strategic options.
Business Strategy
SWOT Analysis
Anonymous individual judgments pass through feedback loops to form a distribution.
Decision Making
Delphi Method
Paper illustration of VRIO Framework with its method-specific working model.
Business Strategy
VRIO Framework
Paper illustration of a two-by-two Ansoff Matrix with four growth directions
Business Strategy
Ansoff Matrix
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 knowledge is distributed and direct dominance should be avoided, groups quickly fall under the sway of their opinion leaders. The Delphi Method gathers assessments iteratively and gradually brings expert judgments closer together.The VRIO Framework rates resources and capabilities on whether they are Valuable, Rare, Inimitable, and Organized. It compares strengths, risks, market logic, and courses of action. The result is captured as a VRIO table and strategic actions.The Ansoff Matrix organizes growth options by market and product relation. It helps weigh expansion, diversification, and adaptation cleanly against each other.
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Timedifferent
30-60 min1-4 Wochen90-180 min45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
3-126-30 Experten3-62-8
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WorkshopAsyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
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SWOT matrix, Strategic options, Action listExpert Forecast, Consensus Range, Assumption NotesVRIO Table, Strategic ActionsAnsoff Matrix, Growth Options, Risk Notes
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StrategyAnalysisMarketPositioning
ForecastingExpertsDecisionStrategy
StrategyDiagnosisBusiness modelCapability
GrowthStrategyMarketPortfolio
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