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Criterion
A hypothetical failure makes concrete risks, signals, and fitting mitigations visible.
Decision Making
Pre-Mortem
Paper illustration of the Force Field Analysis working structure.
Decision Making
Force Field Analysis
Paper illustration of VRIO Framework with its method-specific working model.
Business Strategy
VRIO Framework
Paper illustration of Value Chain Analysis with its method-specific working model.
Business Strategy
Value Chain Analysis
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.In change initiatives, supporting and restraining forces sit at the table at the same time. Force Field Analysis makes these tensions explicit and shows where change can be pushed forward by strengthening or relieving.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.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.
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Timedifferent
20–45 min45-90 min90-180 minHalf day
Participantsdifferent
Small cross-functional group3-123-63-8
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WorkshopWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Risk list, Mitigation plan, Assumption logForce Field Map, Change Levers, Risk NotesVRIO Table, Strategic ActionsValue Chain Map, Lever List
Tagsno overlap
RiskDecisionFailurePlanning
ChangeDecisionStrategy
StrategyDiagnosisBusiness modelCapability
StrategyBusiness modelDiagnosisAnalysis
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