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| Criterion |  Business Strategy 5-Minuten VC-Check |  Operations Gemba Walk |  Product Strategy Impact Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | The 5-Minute VC Check clarifies opportunities and strategic options at the earliest idea stage. It compares problem quality, customer willingness to pay, alternatives, differentiation, and market potential, and captures the result as a VC-check note, go/sharpen/park decision, and risk list. | When there is uncertainty about the real course of a process, the method brings observation to the place where work happens. It combines perception, follow-up questions, and process knowledge so decisions rest on actual workflows instead of assumptions. | 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 | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 5-15 min | 30-120 min | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-5 | 2-6 | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | VC-check note, Go/sharpen/park decision, Risk and assumption list, Next validation step | Observation Notes, Improvement Ideas | Impact Map, Outcome Hypotheses, Delivery Options |
Tagsno overlap | StartupValidationCompetition | LeanObservationProcessOperations | OutcomesStrategyBehaviorPlanning |
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