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Criterion
A hypothetical failure makes concrete risks, signals, and fitting mitigations visible.
Decision Making
Pre-Mortem
Paper illustration for Affinity Estimation.
Agile
Affinity Estimation
Paper illustration of VRIO Framework with its method-specific working model.
Business Strategy
VRIO Framework
Purposedifferent
In early initiatives with many uncertainties, planning quickly turns too optimistic. A pre-mortem makes the expected failure visible in advance and sharpens the view of causes, gaps, and countermeasures.When many tasks need to be classified quickly, it sorts them by perceived effort and similarity. It reduces the effort of fine-grained estimation for large volumes.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.
Complexitydifferent
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Timedifferent
20–45 min30-90 min90-180 min
Participantsdifferent
Small cross-functional group3-123-6
Formatsame
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Risk list, Mitigation plan, Assumption logAffinity Size Map, Grouped Estimates, Unclear ItemsVRIO Table, Strategic Actions
Tagsno overlap
RiskDecisionFailurePlanning
EstimationBacklogRelative sizing
StrategyDiagnosisBusiness modelCapability
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Paper illustration of Business Model Stress Test with its method-specific working model.
Business Strategy
Business Model Stress Test
Paper illustration of Value Chain Analysis with its method-specific working model.
Business Strategy
Value Chain Analysis
Paper illustration of an assumption matrix with prioritized test cards
Decision Making
Assumption Surfacing