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| Criterion |  Business Strategy Value Chain Analysis |  Business Strategy Business Model Stress Test |  Product Discovery Smoke Test |  Product Discovery Assumption Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | 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. | 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. | When demand only needs to be roughly verified, it tests interest with minimal effort. It measures whether people would take a next step at all. | When assumptions still sit unordered in the room, it weighs uncertainty against leverage. It makes visible which hypotheses should be checked first. |
Complexitydifferent | High | High | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | Half day | Half day | 1-5 Tage | 45-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | 3-8 | Nutzertraffic | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Value Chain Map, Lever List | Stress Test Report, Action Plan per Scenario | Interest Metrics, Conversion Signal, Learning Note | Assumption map, Test backlog, Risk ranking |
Tagsno overlap | StrategyBusiness modelDiagnosisAnalysis | StrategyBusiness modelRiskDiagnosis | ValidationExperimentsDemandGrowth | AssumptionsRiskExperimentsValidation |