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| Criterion |  Product Strategy Product Vision Board |  Business Strategy VMGS |  Decision Making Force Field Analysis |  Facilitation Alignment Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When a product needs a shared direction, it connects target audience, benefit, and business picture in a clear vision. It makes the envisioned future legible for the team. | VMGS arranges vision, mission, goals, and strategies into a clear guiding logic. Direction, purpose, and priorities are connected so teams can decide more coherently. | 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. | When several people work toward one goal but hold different mental maps, Alignment Mapping makes the discrepancies visible. It arranges goals, assumptions, and priorities so shared direction becomes verifiable. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-2 h | 2-4 h | 45-90 min | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 3-12 | 3-12 | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Product Vision Board, Vision Statement, Assumptions and Validation Questions | Vision Statement, Mission Statement, Goals, Strategies | Force Field Map, Change Levers, Risk Notes | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions |
Tags1 shared | VisionCanvasStrategyAlignment | VisionGoalsStrategy | ChangeDecisionStrategy | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation |