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| Criterion |  Facilitation Dot Estimation |  Product Strategy GIST Planning |  Business Strategy Value Chain Analysis |  Product Strategy Impact Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When size or effort can only be estimated roughly, Dot Estimation condenses the group's experience into a quick range. It turns individual contributions into a visible selection. The result is captured as an Effort Heatmap, Risk Signals, and Discussion Targets. | GIST Planning helps clarify target groups, value, goals, and priorities. It links customer value, product logic, and decision priorities, and captures the result as goals, an idea bank, and a step-project list. | 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 a goal needs to be connected to several possible paths, it shows chains of impact instead of feature lists. It connects business goal, behavior change, and measures. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | High | Medium |
Timedifferent | 5-20 min | Wochen bis Monate je Goal | Half day | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-20 | 3-10 | 3-8 | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Effort Heatmap, Risk Signals, Discussion Targets | Goals, Idea bank, Step-project list, Tasks, Learning reports | Value Chain Map, Lever List | Impact Map, Outcome Hypotheses, Delivery Options |
Tagsno overlap | EstimationEffortRisk | RoadmapOutcomesPlanningExperiments | StrategyBusiness modelDiagnosisAnalysis | OutcomesStrategyBehaviorPlanning |