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| Criterion |  Facilitation Timeline |  Business Strategy Value Chain Analysis |  Facilitation Stakeholder Mapping |  Business Strategy Business Model Stress Test |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | When an initiative depends on many people, interests, and power dynamics, Stakeholder Mapping systematically orders the environment. It shows who influences, who is affected, and where relationship management or safeguarding matters first. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | High | Low | High |
Timedifferent | 30-90 min | Half day | 60–90 min | Half day |
Participantsdifferent | 2-12 | 3-8 | 2-8 | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Timeline, Milestones, Insight Notes | Value Chain Map, Lever List | Stakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk Notes | Stress Test Report, Action Plan per Scenario |
Tagsno overlap | TimelineFacilitationSequence | StrategyBusiness modelDiagnosisAnalysis | StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange | StrategyBusiness modelRiskDiagnosis |