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| Criterion |  Facilitation Dot Estimation |  Product Strategy GIST Planning |  Business Strategy VRIO Framework |  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. | 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 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 | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 5-20 min | Wochen bis Monate je Goal | 90-180 min | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-20 | 3-10 | 3-6 | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Effort Heatmap, Risk Signals, Discussion Targets | Goals, Idea bank, Step-project list, Tasks, Learning reports | VRIO Table, Strategic Actions | Impact Map, Outcome Hypotheses, Delivery Options |
Tagsno overlap | EstimationEffortRisk | RoadmapOutcomesPlanningExperiments | StrategyDiagnosisBusiness modelCapability | OutcomesStrategyBehaviorPlanning |