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| Criterion |  Business Strategy Business Model Stress Test |  Business Strategy VRIO Framework |  Delivery Value Stream Mapping |  Product Strategy Lean 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. | 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 delivery work dissolves into wait times, handoffs, and hidden effort, Value Stream Mapping makes the actual flow visible. The method exposes bottlenecks, idle time, and feedback loops so lead time and improvement levers become tangible. | When an early product bet still has too many open points, it brings target group, problem, and assumptions into a single view. It condenses the idea so core risks become nameable. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | Half day | 90-180 min | 1-3 h | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | 3-6 | 4-10 | 1-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Stress Test Report, Action Plan per Scenario | VRIO Table, Strategic Actions | Current-state map, Future-state map, Bottleneck list | Lean Canvas, Core Assumptions, Experiment Backlog |
Tagsno overlap | StrategyBusiness modelRiskDiagnosis | StrategyDiagnosisBusiness modelCapability | LeanFlowWasteDelivery | StartupLeanAssumptionsBusiness model |