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| Criterion |  Business Strategy SWOT Analysis |  Decision Making Force Field Analysis |  Business Strategy Blue Ocean Strategy Canvas |  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. | 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. | 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. | 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 | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 30-60 min | 45-90 min | 2-4 h | 1-3 h |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 3-12 | 3-10 | 2-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | SWOT matrix, Strategic options, Action list | Force Field Map, Change Levers, Risk Notes | Strategy Canvas, Value Curve, ERRC Actions | PESTLE Map, External Risks, Strategic Questions |
Tags1 shared | StrategyAnalysisMarketPositioning | ChangeDecisionStrategy | StrategyPositioningInnovationValue | StrategyMarketAnalysis |