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| Criterion |  Business Strategy Business Model Stress Test |  Business Strategy Ansoff Matrix |  Growth A/B Testing |  Product Discovery Assumption Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | A Business Model Stress Test checks how well a business model holds up under pressure and headwinds. It compares strengths, risks, market logic, and courses of action. The result is captured as a stress-test report and action plan per scenario. | The Ansoff Matrix organizes growth options by market and product relation. It helps weigh expansion, diversification, and adaptation cleanly against each other. | When two variants compete, discussions quickly decide by taste rather than effect. A/B Testing checks behavior under controlled conditions and separates real improvement from chance or expectation effects. | When assumptions still sit unordered in the room, it weighs uncertainty against leverage. It makes visible which hypotheses should be checked first. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Low | High | Medium |
Timedifferent | Half day | 45-90 min | 1-4 Wochen | 45-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | 2-8 | 1-6 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Stress Test Report, Action Plan per Scenario | Ansoff Matrix, Growth Options, Risk Notes | Experiment results, Decision log, Learning summary | Assumption map, Test backlog, Risk ranking |
Tagsno overlap | StrategyBusiness modelRiskDiagnosis | GrowthStrategyMarketPortfolio | ExperimentsGrowthAnalyticsValidation | AssumptionsRiskExperimentsValidation |