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| Criterion |  Business Strategy Value Chain Analysis |  Decision Making Force Field Analysis |  Decision Making Delphi Method |  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. | In change initiatives, supporting and restraining forces sit at the table at the same time. Force Field Analysis makes these tensions explicit and shows where change can be pushed forward by strengthening or relieving. | 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 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. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Low | High | Medium |
Timedifferent | Half day | 45-90 min | 1-4 Wochen | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | 3-12 | 6-30 Experten | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Value Chain Map, Lever List | Force Field Map, Change Levers, Risk Notes | Expert Forecast, Consensus Range, Assumption Notes | Business Model Canvas, Assumption List, Business Hypotheses |
Tags1 shared | StrategyBusiness modelDiagnosisAnalysis | ChangeDecisionStrategy | ForecastingExpertsDecisionStrategy | Business modelStrategyValueInnovation |