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| Criterion | ![]() Business Strategy Business Model Stress Test | ![]() Decision Making PERT Estimation | ![]() Business Strategy Scenario Planning | ![]() Business Strategy Business Model Canvas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | On complex initiatives, a plain average tends to understate just how uncertain the outcome really is. It separates options, evaluation criteria, and open risks. The result is captured as a PERT Estimate, Expected Value, and Risk Notes. | Scenario Planning opens the view to several plausible futures instead of a single forecast. The method protects strategies from depending on too narrow an expected path. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Medium | High | Medium |
Timedifferent | Half day | 15-45 min | 0.5-2 Tage | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | 1-8 | 4-12 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Stress Test Report, Action Plan per Scenario | PERT Estimate, Expected Value, Risk Notes | Scenario Set, Strategic Implications, Robust Options | Business Model Canvas, Assumption List, Business Hypotheses |
Tagsno overlap | StrategyBusiness modelRiskDiagnosis | EstimationUncertaintyRisk | StrategyUncertaintyPlanning | Business modelStrategyValueInnovation |



