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| Criterion |  Decision Making Pre-Mortem |  Knowledge Modeling Event Modeling |  Product Strategy Impact Mapping |  Business Strategy Business Model Stress Test |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | Event Modeling connects business workflows with commands, events, and views into one coherent mental model. It helps design behavior, UI, and technical slices from the same underlying logic. | When a goal needs to be connected to several possible paths, it shows chains of impact instead of feature lists. It connects business goal, behavior change, and measures. | 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 | Low | Medium | Medium | High |
Timedifferent | 20–45 min | 2-6 h | 45-90 min | Half day |
Participantsdifferent | Small cross-functional group | 2-8 | 3-8 | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Risk list, Mitigation plan, Assumption log | Event Model, UI Flow, Commands, Read Models | Impact Map, Outcome Hypotheses, Delivery Options | Stress Test Report, Action Plan per Scenario |
Tagsno overlap | RiskDecisionFailurePlanning | EventsBlueprintDomain-Driven DesignBehavior | OutcomesStrategyBehaviorPlanning | StrategyBusiness modelRiskDiagnosis |