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| Criterion | ![]() Business Strategy VMGS | ![]() Business Strategy Three Horizons | ![]() Business Strategy SWOT Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | VMGS arranges vision, mission, goals, and strategies into a clear guiding logic. Direction, purpose, and priorities are connected so teams can decide more coherently. | Three Horizons helps clarify strategic options across different timeframes. It compares strengths, risks, market logic, and investment choices, and captures the result as a horizon map, portfolio view, and initiatives per horizon. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 2-4 h | Halbtags-Workshop, dann iterativ | 30-60 min |
Participantssame | 3-12 | 3-12 | 3-12 |
Formatsame | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Vision Statement, Mission Statement, Goals, Strategies | Horizon map, Portfolio view, Initiatives per horizon, Resource plan | SWOT matrix, Strategic options, Action list |
Tags1 shared | VisionGoalsStrategy | StrategyInnovationPortfolioForesight | StrategyAnalysisMarketPositioning |
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