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| Criterion |  Business Strategy Value Chain Analysis |  Business Strategy 5-Minuten VC-Check |  Business Strategy VRIO Framework |  Product Strategy Lean 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. | The 5-Minute VC Check clarifies opportunities and strategic options at the earliest idea stage. It compares problem quality, customer willingness to pay, alternatives, differentiation, and market potential, and captures the result as a VC-check note, go/sharpen/park decision, and risk list. | 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 an early product bet still has too many open points, it brings target group, problem, and assumptions into a single view. It condenses the idea so core risks become nameable. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | Half day | 5-15 min | 90-180 min | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | 1-5 | 3-6 | 1-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Value Chain Map, Lever List | VC-check note, Go/sharpen/park decision, Risk and assumption list, Next validation step | VRIO Table, Strategic Actions | Lean Canvas, Core Assumptions, Experiment Backlog |
Tagsno overlap | StrategyBusiness modelDiagnosisAnalysis | StartupValidationCompetition | StrategyDiagnosisBusiness modelCapability | StartupLeanAssumptionsBusiness model |