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| Criterion |  Facilitation Timeline |  Business Strategy Porter Five Forces |  Business Strategy SWOT Analysis |  Facilitation Alignment Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When a project, incident, or change process is only remembered in fragments, Timeline brings the sequence back into a readable form. It makes turning points, precursors, and after-effects recognizable over the course of time. | Porter Five Forces analyzes the forces that shape competitive pressure and profitability in a market. The view of market structure goes beyond individual competitors and reveals systemic pressure points. | 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 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 | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 30-90 min | 1-3 h | 30-60 min | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 2-12 | 2-8 | 3-12 | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Timeline, Milestones, Insight Notes | Five Forces Analysis, Competitive Risks, Strategic Options | SWOT matrix, Strategic options, Action list | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions |
Tagsno overlap | TimelineFacilitationSequence | StrategyCompetitionMarket | StrategyAnalysisMarketPositioning | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation |