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| Criterion |  Operations Time Blocking |  Business Strategy VRIO Framework |  Decision Making Assumption Surfacing |  Business Strategy Value Chain Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | With a calendar that grows on request, the method makes available time explicit again. It combines appointments, focus work, and buffer into a more realistic day structure. | 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. | Plans often contain assumptions that were never openly stated and remain dangerous precisely because of that. Assumption Surfacing makes these silent premises visible and prioritizes which of them carry the initiative or could sink it. | 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 | Low | High |
Timedifferent | 15-30 min Planung, laufend | 90-180 min | 45-90 min | Half day |
Participantsdifferent | 1 | 3-6 | 2-8 | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Blocked Calendar, Capacity View, Focus Plan | VRIO Table, Strategic Actions | Assumption List, Critical Assumptions, Learning Plan | Value Chain Map, Lever List |
Tagsno overlap | PlanningTime managementFocus | StrategyDiagnosisBusiness modelCapability | AssumptionsRiskDecisionDiscovery | StrategyBusiness modelDiagnosisAnalysis |