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| Criterion |  Decision Making Pre-Mortem |  Business Strategy VRIO Framework |  Decision Making Red Teaming |
|---|---|---|---|
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. | For strategic decisions with high reach, agreement and gut feeling are often not enough. Red teaming brings deliberate opposition into the situation and tests where a plan breaks under real counterarguments. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | High |
Timedifferent | 20–45 min | 90-180 min | 1-4 h |
Participantsdifferent | Small cross-functional group | 3-6 | 3-8 |
Formatsame | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Risk list, Mitigation plan, Assumption log | VRIO Table, Strategic Actions | Challenge Findings, Risk Register, Mitigation Plan |
Tagsno overlap | RiskDecisionFailurePlanning | StrategyDiagnosisBusiness modelCapability | RiskDecisionSensemaking |
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