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| Criterion |  Business Strategy 5-Minuten VC-Check |  Product Strategy Impact Mapping |  Operations A3 Problem Solving |  Business Strategy GAP Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 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. | For a complex deviation with several people involved, the method bundles problem, analysis, and decision onto one page. It creates a shared working space where causes, countermeasures, and follow-up fit together. | 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 | Low | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 5-15 min | 45-90 min | 45-90 min | 1-3 h |
Participantsdifferent | 1-5 | 3-8 | 2-5 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | VC-check note, Go/sharpen/park decision, Risk and assumption list, Next validation step | Impact Map, Outcome Hypotheses, Delivery Options | A3 Report, Action Plan, Root Cause Analysis | Gap Matrix, Action Plan, Risk Notes |
Tagsno overlap | StartupValidationCompetition | OutcomesStrategyBehaviorPlanning | LeanProblem solvingCoachingOperations | StrategyAnalysisPlanning |