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| Criterion |  Product Discovery Assumption Mapping |  Business Strategy VRIO Framework |  Product Strategy GIST Planning |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When assumptions still sit unordered in the room, it weighs uncertainty against leverage. It makes visible which hypotheses should be checked first. | The VRIO Framework rates resources and capabilities on whether they are Valuable, Rare, Inimitable, and Organized. It compares strengths, risks, market logic, and courses of action. The result is captured as a VRIO table and strategic actions. | GIST Planning helps clarify target groups, value, goals, and priorities. It links customer value, product logic, and decision priorities, and captures the result as goals, an idea bank, and a step-project list. |
Complexitysame | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 45-60 min | 90-180 min | Wochen bis Monate je Goal |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 3-6 | 3-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Assumption map, Test backlog, Risk ranking | VRIO Table, Strategic Actions | Goals, Idea bank, Step-project list, Tasks, Learning reports |
Tagsno overlap | AssumptionsRiskExperimentsValidation | StrategyDiagnosisBusiness modelCapability | RoadmapOutcomesPlanningExperiments |
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