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| Criterion |  Business Strategy Value Chain Analysis |  Knowledge Modeling IBIS |  Decision Making Assumption Surfacing |  Business Strategy VRIO Framework |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | IBIS structures thinking about complex questions as a sequence of issues, ideas, and arguments. The method keeps discussions open without forcing them into premature consensus. | Plans often contain assumptions that were never openly stated and remain dangerous precisely because of that. Assumption Surfacing makes these silent premises visible and prioritizes which of them carry the initiative or could sink it. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | Half day | 1-3 h | 45-90 min | 90-180 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | 2-8 | 2-8 | 3-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Value Chain Map, Lever List | Issue Map, Positions, Argument Notes | Assumption List, Critical Assumptions, Learning Plan | VRIO Table, Strategic Actions |
Tagsno overlap | StrategyBusiness modelDiagnosisAnalysis | RationaleKnowledgeDecision | AssumptionsRiskDecisionDiscovery | StrategyDiagnosisBusiness modelCapability |