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| Criterion |  UX Research User Interviews |  Business Strategy Value Chain Analysis |  Product Discovery Opportunity Interview |  Business Strategy GAP Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When teams derive needs only from assumptions and real motives are missing, user interviews give direct access to behavior and meaning. Conversations from the target group's everyday life make patterns, tensions, and open questions solidly visible. | 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 opportunities are still hidden behind signals of need, it structures conversations around needs and obstacles. It looks for patterns that lead to new product opportunities. | GAP Analysis compares the current state with a target picture and makes the distance manageable. It becomes useful when, ahead of new initiatives, it must become clear which capabilities, processes, or resources are missing. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | High | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 30–60 min per interview | Half day | 30-60 min je Interview | 1-3 h |
Participantsdifferent | 1 participant per interview | 3-8 | 5-12 Interviews | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Interview Notes, Themes, Insight Summary | Value Chain Map, Lever List | Interview Notes, Opportunity Themes, Customer Quotes | Gap Matrix, Action Plan, Risk Notes |
Tagsno overlap | QualitativeResearchCustomerDiscovery | StrategyBusiness modelDiagnosisAnalysis | DiscoveryInterviewsOpportunityCustomer | StrategyAnalysisPlanning |