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| Criterion |  Business Strategy SWOT Analysis |  Business Strategy VRIO Framework |  Agile Affinity Estimation |  Business Strategy Value Chain Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | SWOT Analysis arranges strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats into a compact picture of the situation. It keeps internal capabilities and external influences separate before strategic options emerge from them. | 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 many tasks need to be classified quickly, it sorts them by perceived effort and similarity. It reduces the effort of fine-grained estimation for large volumes. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Medium | High |
Timedifferent | 30-60 min | 90-180 min | 30-90 min | Half day |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 3-6 | 3-12 | 3-8 |
Formatsame | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | SWOT matrix, Strategic options, Action list | VRIO Table, Strategic Actions | Affinity Size Map, Grouped Estimates, Unclear Items | Value Chain Map, Lever List |
Tagsno overlap | StrategyAnalysisMarketPositioning | StrategyDiagnosisBusiness modelCapability | EstimationBacklogRelative sizing | StrategyBusiness modelDiagnosisAnalysis |