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Criterion
Paper illustration of Value Chain Analysis with its method-specific working model.
Business Strategy
Value Chain Analysis
Anonymous individual judgments pass through feedback loops to form a distribution.
Decision Making
Delphi Method
Paper illustration for TOWS Matrix.
Business Strategy
TOWS Matrix
Paper illustration of a Business Model Canvas with nine connected compartments, a few notes and symbols for customers, delivery and economic relationships.
Business Strategy
Business Model Canvas
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.When knowledge is distributed and direct dominance should be avoided, groups quickly fall under the sway of their opinion leaders. The Delphi Method gathers assessments iteratively and gradually brings expert judgments closer together.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 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.
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Half day1-4 Wochen1-2 h1-2 h
Participantsdifferent
3-86-30 Experten3-102-8
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WorkshopAsyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
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Value Chain Map, Lever ListExpert Forecast, Consensus Range, Assumption NotesTOWS Matrix, Strategic Options, Priority ActionsBusiness Model Canvas, Assumption List, Business Hypotheses
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StrategyBusiness modelDiagnosisAnalysis
ForecastingExpertsDecisionStrategy
StrategyAnalysisOptions
Business modelStrategyValueInnovation
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