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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 Knowledge Mapping.
Knowledge Modeling
Knowledge Mapping
Paper illustration of Business Model Stress Test with its method-specific working model.
Business Strategy
Business Model Stress Test
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.Knowledge Mapping makes knowledge, gaps, and transfer paths visible across a field. It fits when expertise should not just exist but also be findable and transferable.A Business Model Stress Test checks how well a business model holds up under pressure and headwinds. It compares strengths, risks, market logic, and courses of action. The result is captured as a stress-test report and action plan per scenario.
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30-60 min1-3 hHalf day
Participantsdifferent
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WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
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SWOT matrix, Strategic options, Action listKnowledge Map, Critical Knowledge Areas, Transfer PlanStress Test Report, Action Plan per Scenario
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StrategyAnalysisMarketPositioning
KnowledgeMappingRisk
StrategyBusiness modelRiskDiagnosis
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Paper illustration of Value Chain Analysis with its method-specific working model.
Business Strategy
Value Chain Analysis
Paper illustration of a six-field PESTLE grid
Business Strategy
PESTLE Analysis
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
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