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| Criterion |  Product Discovery Dual-Track Agile |  Business Strategy Value Chain Analysis |  Business Strategy GAP Analysis |  Business Strategy Business Model Canvas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | 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. | 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. | The Business Model Canvas condenses a business model to its key building blocks and assumptions. It makes variants quickly comparable and reveals gaps before validation or implementation begins. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | High | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | Laufend, Wochen bis Monate | Half day | 1-3 h | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 4-10 | 3-8 | 2-8 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Discovery Backlog, Delivery Backlog, Experiment-Ergebnisse, Validierte Stories | Value Chain Map, Lever List | Gap Matrix, Action Plan, Risk Notes | Business Model Canvas, Assumption List, Business Hypotheses |
Tagsno overlap | AgileDiscoveryDelivery | StrategyBusiness modelDiagnosisAnalysis | StrategyAnalysisPlanning | Business modelStrategyValueInnovation |