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| Criterion | ![]() Agile Ideal Days | ![]() Business Strategy Business Model Canvas | ![]() Business Strategy Value Chain Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
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 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. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | High |
Timedifferent | 15-60 min | 1-2 h | Half day |
Participantsdifferent | 2-9 | 2-8 | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Ideal Day Estimates, Assumption Notes, Capacity Caveats | Business Model Canvas, Assumption List, Business Hypotheses | Value Chain Map, Lever List |
Tagsno overlap | EstimationEffortAgile | Business modelStrategyValueInnovation | StrategyBusiness modelDiagnosisAnalysis |
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