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| Criterion |  UX Research Customer Journey Mapping |  UX Design Customer Journey Canvas |  Business Strategy VRIO Framework |  Business Strategy Value Chain Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When a user journey falls apart across many touchpoints, customer journey mapping makes the experience visible as a coherent arc. Phases, emotions, and breaks become legible enough to prioritize critical moments deliberately. | When a journey needs to be understood across several phases, it arranges experience, touchpoints, and opportunities into one picture. It makes gaps and friction along the user path clear. | The VRIO Framework rates resources and capabilities on whether they are Valuable, Rare, Inimitable, and Organized. It compares strengths, risks, market logic, and courses of action. The result is captured as a VRIO table and strategic actions. | 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 | Medium | Medium | Medium | High |
Timedifferent | 2-4 h | 1-3 h | 90-180 min | Half day |
Participantsdifferent | 4-10 | 3-10 | 3-6 | 3-8 |
Formatsame | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Journey Map, Pain-point List, Opportunity Backlog | Customer Journey Canvas, Pain Points, Experience Opportunities | VRIO Table, Strategic Actions | Value Chain Map, Lever List |
Tagsno overlap | JourneyServiceService design | JourneyCustomerService designCanvas | StrategyDiagnosisBusiness modelCapability | StrategyBusiness modelDiagnosisAnalysis |