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| Criterion |  Product Strategy Lean Canvas |  Business Strategy Value Chain Analysis |  Business Strategy McKinsey 7S |  Team Design Spotify Model Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When an early product bet still has too many open points, it brings target group, problem, and assumptions into a single view. It condenses the idea so core risks become nameable. | 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. | McKinsey 7S checks whether Strategy, Structure, Systems, Shared Values, Skills, Style, and Staff fit together. Organizational misalignments become visible across multiple levers as a result. | When a team landscape has grown without clear grouping, it maps roles and relationships onto the Spotify model. It clarifies responsibility, interaction, and load between teams. The result is captured as a Spotify model map and action list. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | High | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | Half day | 2-4 h | 90-180 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-6 | 3-8 | 3-12 | 5-15 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Lean Canvas, Core Assumptions, Experiment Backlog | Value Chain Map, Lever List | 7S Assessment, Alignment Gaps, Change Actions | Spotify Model Map, Action List |
Tagsno overlap | StartupLeanAssumptionsBusiness model | StrategyBusiness modelDiagnosisAnalysis | OrganizationStrategyAlignmentChange | TeamOrganizationAlignmentDiagnosis |