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| Criterion |  Business Strategy Business Model Canvas |  Business Strategy VRIO Framework |  Operations Fishbone Diagram |  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. | 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. | When a problem has several possible contributing factors, the method sorts causes by cause areas. It prevents an initial hunch from blocking the view of other plausible drivers. | 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 | Low | High |
Timedifferent | 1-2 h | 90-180 min | 30-60 min | Half day |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 3-6 | 2-8 | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Business Model Canvas, Assumption List, Business Hypotheses | VRIO Table, Strategic Actions | Fishbone Diagram, Cause Categories, Investigation Backlog | Value Chain Map, Lever List |
Tagsno overlap | Business modelStrategyValueInnovation | StrategyDiagnosisBusiness modelCapability | Root causeQualityOperations | StrategyBusiness modelDiagnosisAnalysis |