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| Criterion | ![]() Decision Making Wideband Delphi | ![]() Business Strategy SWOT Analysis | ![]() Business Strategy Ansoff Matrix |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | A single opinion rarely holds up for planning when the future is genuinely uncertain. It separates options, evaluation criteria, and open risks. The result is captured as an Estimate Range, Assumption Log, and Expert Consensus Notes. | 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. | The Ansoff Matrix organizes growth options by market and product relation. It helps weigh expansion, diversification, and adaptation cleanly against each other. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-4 h or multiple rounds | 30-60 min | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 4-12 Experten | 3-12 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Estimate Range, Assumption Log, Expert Consensus Notes | SWOT matrix, Strategic options, Action list | Ansoff Matrix, Growth Options, Risk Notes |
Tagsno overlap | EstimationExpertsForecasting | StrategyAnalysisMarketPositioning | GrowthStrategyMarketPortfolio |
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