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| Criterion | ![]() UX Design Customer Journey Canvas | ![]() Business Strategy Value Chain Analysis | ![]() Business Strategy VRIO Framework |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When a journey needs to be understood across several phases, it arranges experience, touchpoints, and opportunities into one picture. It makes gaps and friction along the user path clear. | 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. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | High | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | Half day | 90-180 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-10 | 3-8 | 3-6 |
Formatsame | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Customer Journey Canvas, Pain Points, Experience Opportunities | Value Chain Map, Lever List | VRIO Table, Strategic Actions |
Tagsno overlap | JourneyCustomerService designCanvas | StrategyBusiness modelDiagnosisAnalysis | StrategyDiagnosisBusiness modelCapability |
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