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| Criterion |  Business Strategy TOWS Matrix |  Facilitation Stakeholder Mapping |  Business Strategy PESTLE Analysis |  Facilitation Power Interest Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | The TOWS Matrix connects internal strengths and weaknesses with external opportunities and threats into action-oriented strategies. It goes a step further than a pure stocktaking. | When an initiative depends on many people, interests, and power dynamics, Stakeholder Mapping systematically orders the environment. It shows who influences, who is affected, and where relationship management or safeguarding matters first. | 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. | When many stakeholders compete for attention at once, the Power Interest Grid sorts them by influence and stake. It turns individual contributions into a visible selection. The result is captured as a Power Interest Grid and a stakeholder-specific strategy. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-2 h | 60–90 min | 1-3 h | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-10 | 2-8 | 2-10 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | TOWS Matrix, Strategic Options, Priority Actions | Stakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk Notes | PESTLE Map, External Risks, Strategic Questions | Power Interest Grid, Strategy per Stakeholder |
Tagsno overlap | StrategyAnalysisOptions | StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange | StrategyMarketAnalysis | StakeholdersFacilitationAlignmentPlanning |