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| Criterion |  Business Strategy Value Chain Analysis |  Product Discovery Experiment Canvas |  Business Strategy GAP Analysis |  Product Discovery Test Card |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 experiments become unreadable after the fact, it arranges hypothesis, signal, and learning goal on a single canvas. It separates problem, assumption, solution, and evidence. The result is captured as a Completed Experiment Canvas and a Success Metric. | 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. | The Test Card turns a critical assumption into a testable claim and specifies in advance which result counts as success. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | Half day | 30-60 min | 1-3 h | 20-35 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | 1-5 | 2-8 | 1-5 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Value Chain Map, Lever List | Completed Experiment Canvas, Success Metric | Gap Matrix, Action Plan, Risk Notes | Test Card with a pre-set threshold |
Tagsno overlap | StrategyBusiness modelDiagnosisAnalysis | ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryHypothesis | StrategyAnalysisPlanning | ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryHypothesis |