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| Criterion |  Business Strategy Business Model Canvas |  Business Strategy PESTLE Analysis |  Product Strategy Impact Mapping |  Business Strategy Value Chain Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | The Business Model Canvas condenses a business model to its key building blocks and assumptions. It makes variants quickly comparable and reveals gaps before validation or implementation begins. | 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 a goal needs to be connected to several possible paths, it shows chains of impact instead of feature lists. It connects business goal, behavior change, and measures. | Value Chain Analysis shows where value is created, costs accrue, and differentiation becomes possible along the process. It compares strengths, risks, market logic, and courses of action. The result is captured as a value-chain map and lever list. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Medium | High |
Timedifferent | 1-2 h | 1-3 h | 45-90 min | Half day |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 2-10 | 3-8 | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Business Model Canvas, Assumption List, Business Hypotheses | PESTLE Map, External Risks, Strategic Questions | Impact Map, Outcome Hypotheses, Delivery Options | Value Chain Map, Lever List |
Tags1 shared | Business modelStrategyValueInnovation | StrategyMarketAnalysis | OutcomesStrategyBehaviorPlanning | StrategyBusiness modelDiagnosisAnalysis |