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| Criterion |  Facilitation Timeline |  Business Strategy Value Chain Analysis |  Business Strategy Business Model Canvas |
|---|---|---|---|
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. | 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 Business Model Canvas condenses a business model to its key building blocks and assumptions. It makes variants quickly comparable and reveals gaps before validation or implementation begins. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | High | Medium |
Timedifferent | 30-90 min | Half day | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 2-12 | 3-8 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Timeline, Milestones, Insight Notes | Value Chain Map, Lever List | Business Model Canvas, Assumption List, Business Hypotheses |
Tagsno overlap | TimelineFacilitationSequence | StrategyBusiness modelDiagnosisAnalysis | Business modelStrategyValueInnovation |
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