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| Criterion |  Business Strategy Value Chain Analysis |  Product Strategy Lean Canvas |  Operations 5 Whys |
|---|---|---|---|
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 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. | For a single, hard-to-explain deviation, the method exposes the causal chain behind the visible symptom. It keeps the cause open until a controllable condition emerges instead of a mere description. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | Half day | 45-90 min | 15-30 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | 1-6 | 2-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Value Chain Map, Lever List | Lean Canvas, Core Assumptions, Experiment Backlog | Root cause notes, Countermeasures |
Tagsno overlap | StrategyBusiness modelDiagnosisAnalysis | StartupLeanAssumptionsBusiness model | Root causeIncidentLeanProblem solving |
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