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| Criterion |  Business Strategy SWOT Analysis |  Decision Making Force Field Analysis |  Facilitation Alignment Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|
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. | In change initiatives, supporting and restraining forces sit at the table at the same time. Force Field Analysis makes these tensions explicit and shows where change can be pushed forward by strengthening or relieving. | When several people work toward one goal but hold different mental maps, Alignment Mapping makes the discrepancies visible. It arranges goals, assumptions, and priorities so shared direction becomes verifiable. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 30-60 min | 45-90 min | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 3-12 | 4-12 |
Formatsame | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | SWOT matrix, Strategic options, Action list | Force Field Map, Change Levers, Risk Notes | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions |
Tags1 shared | StrategyAnalysisMarketPositioning | ChangeDecisionStrategy | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation |
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