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| Criterion |  Business Strategy TOWS Matrix |  Business Strategy VRIO Framework |  Decision Making Decision Framing Workshop |  Facilitation Alignment Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | The TOWS Matrix connects internal strengths and weaknesses with external opportunities and threats into action-oriented strategies. It goes a step further than a pure stocktaking. | 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. | When a decision is poorly framed, even good answers deliver little value. A Decision Framing Workshop sharpens the problem, goal, and boundaries before the actual weighing begins. | 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. |
Complexitysame | Medium | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-2 h | 90-180 min | 60-120 min | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 3-10 | 3-6 | 4-10 | 4-12 |
Formatsame | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | TOWS Matrix, Strategic Options, Priority Actions | VRIO Table, Strategic Actions | Decision Frame, Decision Question, Criteria List, Evidence Plan | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions |
Tagsno overlap | StrategyAnalysisOptions | StrategyDiagnosisBusiness modelCapability | Decision framingAlignmentCriteriaOptions | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation |