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| Criterion |  UX Research Customer Journey Mapping |  Business Strategy VRIO Framework |  Product Discovery Smoke Test |  Business Strategy Business Model Stress Test |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | 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. | When demand only needs to be roughly verified, it tests interest with minimal effort. It measures whether people would take a next step at all. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low | High |
Timedifferent | 2-4 h | 90-180 min | 1-5 Tage | Half day |
Participantsdifferent | 4-10 | 3-6 | Nutzertraffic | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Journey Map, Pain-point List, Opportunity Backlog | VRIO Table, Strategic Actions | Interest Metrics, Conversion Signal, Learning Note | Stress Test Report, Action Plan per Scenario |
Tagsno overlap | JourneyServiceService design | StrategyDiagnosisBusiness modelCapability | ValidationExperimentsDemandGrowth | StrategyBusiness modelRiskDiagnosis |