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| Criterion |  Decision Making Pre-Mortem |  Business Strategy VRIO Framework |  Product Discovery Assumption 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. | 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. | When assumptions still sit unordered in the room, it weighs uncertainty against leverage. It makes visible which hypotheses should be checked first. | 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 | 90-180 min | 45-60 min | Half day |
Participantsdifferent | Small cross-functional group | 3-6 | 2-8 | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Risk list, Mitigation plan, Assumption log | VRIO Table, Strategic Actions | Assumption map, Test backlog, Risk ranking | Stress Test Report, Action Plan per Scenario |
Tagsno overlap | RiskDecisionFailurePlanning | StrategyDiagnosisBusiness modelCapability | AssumptionsRiskExperimentsValidation | StrategyBusiness modelRiskDiagnosis |