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| Criterion |  Business Strategy Business Model Stress Test |  Business Strategy Value Chain Analysis |  Agile Affinity Estimation |
|---|---|---|---|
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. | 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. | When many tasks need to be classified quickly, it sorts them by perceived effort and similarity. It reduces the effort of fine-grained estimation for large volumes. |
Complexitydifferent | High | High | Medium |
Timedifferent | Half day | Half day | 30-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | 3-8 | 3-12 |
Formatsame | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Stress Test Report, Action Plan per Scenario | Value Chain Map, Lever List | Affinity Size Map, Grouped Estimates, Unclear Items |
Tagsno overlap | StrategyBusiness modelRiskDiagnosis | StrategyBusiness modelDiagnosisAnalysis | EstimationBacklogRelative sizing |
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