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| Criterion |  Business Strategy Business Model Stress Test |  Business Strategy VRIO Framework |  Operations Fishbone Diagram |
|---|---|---|---|
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 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. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | Half day | 90-180 min | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | 3-6 | 2-8 |
Formatsame | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Stress Test Report, Action Plan per Scenario | VRIO Table, Strategic Actions | Fishbone Diagram, Cause Categories, Investigation Backlog |
Tagsno overlap | StrategyBusiness modelRiskDiagnosis | StrategyDiagnosisBusiness modelCapability | Root causeQualityOperations |
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