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| Criterion |  Product Strategy Impact Mapping |  Business Strategy Value Chain Analysis |  Business Strategy Business Model Stress Test |  Product Strategy GIST Planning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | 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. | 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. | A Business Model Stress Test checks how well a business model holds up under pressure and headwinds. It compares strengths, risks, market logic, and courses of action. The result is captured as a stress-test report and action plan per scenario. | GIST Planning helps clarify target groups, value, goals, and priorities. It links customer value, product logic, and decision priorities, and captures the result as goals, an idea bank, and a step-project list. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | High | High | Medium |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | Half day | Half day | Wochen bis Monate je Goal |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | 3-8 | 3-8 | 3-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Impact Map, Outcome Hypotheses, Delivery Options | Value Chain Map, Lever List | Stress Test Report, Action Plan per Scenario | Goals, Idea bank, Step-project list, Tasks, Learning reports |
Tagsno overlap | OutcomesStrategyBehaviorPlanning | StrategyBusiness modelDiagnosisAnalysis | StrategyBusiness modelRiskDiagnosis | RoadmapOutcomesPlanningExperiments |