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| Criterion |  Business Strategy SWOT Analysis |  Growth North Star Metric |  Facilitation Alignment Mapping |  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 product teams track many metrics, the view of the actual customer outcome easily gets lost. A North Star Metric bundles growth, usage, and value contribution into one signal that makes the system's direction visible. | 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. | The Ansoff Matrix organizes growth options by market and product relation. It helps weigh expansion, diversification, and adaptation cleanly against each other. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 30-60 min | 1-2 h | 1-2 h | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 3-8 | 4-12 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | SWOT matrix, Strategic options, Action list | North Star metric, Input metric tree, Measurement cadence | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions | Ansoff Matrix, Growth Options, Risk Notes |
Tagsno overlap | StrategyAnalysisMarketPositioning | GrowthMetricsAlignmentRetention | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation | GrowthStrategyMarketPortfolio |