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| Criterion |  Business Strategy Value Chain Analysis |  Business Strategy SWOT Analysis |  Product Discovery Smoke Test |  Growth A/B Testing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | SWOT Analysis arranges strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats into a compact picture of the situation. It keeps internal capabilities and external influences separate before strategic options emerge from them. | When demand only needs to be roughly verified, it tests interest with minimal effort. It measures whether people would take a next step at all. | When two variants compete, discussions quickly decide by taste rather than effect. A/B Testing checks behavior under controlled conditions and separates real improvement from chance or expectation effects. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Low | Low | High |
Timedifferent | Half day | 30-60 min | 1-5 Tage | 1-4 Wochen |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | 3-12 | Nutzertraffic | 1-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Async | Async |
Outputdifferent | Value Chain Map, Lever List | SWOT matrix, Strategic options, Action list | Interest Metrics, Conversion Signal, Learning Note | Experiment results, Decision log, Learning summary |
Tagsno overlap | StrategyBusiness modelDiagnosisAnalysis | StrategyAnalysisMarketPositioning | ValidationExperimentsDemandGrowth | ExperimentsGrowthAnalyticsValidation |