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| Criterion |  Business Strategy Scenario Planning |  Business Strategy GAP Analysis |  Product Discovery Assumption Mapping |  Business Strategy Business Model Stress Test |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | Scenario Planning opens the view to several plausible futures instead of a single forecast. The method protects strategies from depending on too narrow an expected path. | GAP Analysis compares the current state with a target picture and makes the distance manageable. It becomes useful when, ahead of new initiatives, it must become clear which capabilities, processes, or resources are missing. | 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 | High | Medium | Medium | High |
Timedifferent | 0.5-2 Tage | 1-3 h | 45-60 min | Half day |
Participantsdifferent | 4-12 | 2-8 | 2-8 | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Scenario Set, Strategic Implications, Robust Options | Gap Matrix, Action Plan, Risk Notes | Assumption map, Test backlog, Risk ranking | Stress Test Report, Action Plan per Scenario |
Tagsno overlap | StrategyUncertaintyPlanning | StrategyAnalysisPlanning | AssumptionsRiskExperimentsValidation | StrategyBusiness modelRiskDiagnosis |