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| Criterion |  Business Strategy Porter Five Forces |  Product Strategy Counter Metrics |  Business Strategy 5-Minuten VC-Check |  Product Strategy KPI Tree |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | Porter Five Forces analyzes the forces that shape competitive pressure and profitability in a market. The view of market structure goes beyond individual competitors and reveals systemic pressure points. | When a headline metric could mask side effects, it adds guardrail signals against unwanted outcomes. It connects customer value, product logic, and decision priorities. The result is captured as a counter-metric list and guardrail definitions. | The 5-Minute VC Check clarifies opportunities and strategic options at the earliest idea stage. It compares problem quality, customer willingness to pay, alternatives, differentiation, and market potential, and captures the result as a VC-check note, go/sharpen/park decision, and risk list. | When metrics across the organization drift apart, it arranges drivers and effects under one shared logic. It connects customer value, product logic, and decision priorities. The result is captured as a KPI tree and owner list. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 30-60 min | 5-15 min | 90-180 min initial, dann laufend |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 2-6 | 1-5 | 3-8 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Five Forces Analysis, Competitive Risks, Strategic Options | Counter Metric List, Guardrail Definitions | VC-check note, Go/sharpen/park decision, Risk and assumption list, Next validation step | KPI Tree, Owner List |
Tagsno overlap | StrategyCompetitionMarket | MetricsMeasurementStrategyExperiments | StartupValidationCompetition | MetricsStrategyAlignmentMeasurement |