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| Criterion |  Business Strategy SWOT Analysis |  Business Strategy PESTLE Analysis |  Business Strategy McKinsey 7S |  Decision Making Force Field 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. | 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. | McKinsey 7S checks whether Strategy, Structure, Systems, Shared Values, Skills, Style, and Staff fit together. Organizational misalignments become visible across multiple levers as a result. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 30-60 min | 1-3 h | 2-4 h | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 2-10 | 3-12 | 3-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | SWOT matrix, Strategic options, Action list | PESTLE Map, External Risks, Strategic Questions | 7S Assessment, Alignment Gaps, Change Actions | Force Field Map, Change Levers, Risk Notes |
Tags1 shared | StrategyAnalysisMarketPositioning | StrategyMarketAnalysis | OrganizationStrategyAlignmentChange | ChangeDecisionStrategy |