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| Criterion |  Business Strategy Three Horizons |  Business Strategy GAP Analysis |  Business Strategy Value Chain Analysis |  Business Strategy VRIO Framework |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | Three Horizons helps clarify strategic options across different timeframes. It compares strengths, risks, market logic, and investment choices, and captures the result as a horizon map, portfolio view, and initiatives per horizon. | 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. | 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. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | High | Medium |
Timedifferent | Halbtags-Workshop, dann iterativ | 1-3 h | Half day | 90-180 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 2-8 | 3-8 | 3-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Horizon map, Portfolio view, Initiatives per horizon, Resource plan | Gap Matrix, Action Plan, Risk Notes | Value Chain Map, Lever List | VRIO Table, Strategic Actions |
Tags1 shared | StrategyInnovationPortfolioForesight | StrategyAnalysisPlanning | StrategyBusiness modelDiagnosisAnalysis | StrategyDiagnosisBusiness modelCapability |