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| Criterion |  Agile Ideal Days |  Business Strategy Blue Ocean Strategy Canvas |  Product Strategy Counter Metrics |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When effort needs to be thought of as real working time, it offers a simple common denominator for comparison. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as Ideal Day Estimates, Assumption Notes, and Capacity Caveats. | 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. | When a headline metric could mask side effects, it adds guardrail signals against unwanted outcomes. It connects customer value, product logic, and decision priorities. The result is captured as a counter-metric list and guardrail definitions. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 15-60 min | 2-4 h | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-9 | 3-10 | 2-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Ideal Day Estimates, Assumption Notes, Capacity Caveats | Strategy Canvas, Value Curve, ERRC Actions | Counter Metric List, Guardrail Definitions |
Tagsno overlap | EstimationEffortAgile | StrategyPositioningInnovationValue | MetricsMeasurementStrategyExperiments |
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