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| Criterion |  Product Discovery Dual-Track Agile |  Business Strategy Blue Ocean Strategy Canvas |  Business Strategy SWOT Analysis |  Business Strategy GAP Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When uncertainty and delivery run in parallel, it separates learning work from implementation while keeping both connected. It prevents unvalidated ideas from falling directly into the delivery stream. | The Blue Ocean Strategy Canvas shows how an offering is positioned relative to the market. Differentiation thereby becomes tangible in value factors instead of merely being claimed. | SWOT Analysis arranges strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats into a compact picture of the situation. It keeps internal capabilities and external influences separate before strategic options emerge from them. | GAP Analysis compares the current state with a target picture and makes the distance manageable. It becomes useful when, ahead of new initiatives, it must become clear which capabilities, processes, or resources are missing. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | Laufend, Wochen bis Monate | 2-4 h | 30-60 min | 1-3 h |
Participantsdifferent | 4-10 | 3-10 | 3-12 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Discovery Backlog, Delivery Backlog, Experiment-Ergebnisse, Validierte Stories | Strategy Canvas, Value Curve, ERRC Actions | SWOT matrix, Strategic options, Action list | Gap Matrix, Action Plan, Risk Notes |
Tagsno overlap | AgileDiscoveryDelivery | StrategyPositioningInnovationValue | StrategyAnalysisMarketPositioning | StrategyAnalysisPlanning |