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| Criterion |  Facilitation Timeline |  Business Strategy Business Model Stress Test |  Business Strategy Value Chain Analysis |  Facilitation Alignment Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When a project, incident, or change process is only remembered in fragments, Timeline brings the sequence back into a readable form. It makes turning points, precursors, and after-effects recognizable over the course of time. | 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. | 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. | 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 | High | High | Medium |
Timedifferent | 30-90 min | Half day | Half day | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 2-12 | 3-8 | 3-8 | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Timeline, Milestones, Insight Notes | Stress Test Report, Action Plan per Scenario | Value Chain Map, Lever List | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions |
Tagsno overlap | TimelineFacilitationSequence | StrategyBusiness modelRiskDiagnosis | StrategyBusiness modelDiagnosisAnalysis | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation |