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| Criterion |  Operations Visual Management |  Business Strategy Three Horizons |  Business Strategy Business Model Stress Test |  Business Strategy Value Chain Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | With high tempo and many parallel topics, the method makes status, deviations, and priorities visible at a glance. It reduces search effort and prevents what matters from getting lost in daily work. | Three Horizons helps clarify strategic options across different timeframes. It compares strengths, risks, market logic, and investment choices, and captures the result as a horizon map, portfolio view, and initiatives per horizon. | A Business Model Stress Test checks how well a business model holds up under pressure and headwinds. It compares strengths, risks, market logic, and courses of action. The result is captured as a stress-test report and action plan per scenario. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | High | High |
Timedifferent | Ongoing | Halbtags-Workshop, dann iterativ | Half day | Half day |
Participantsdifferent | 1-20 | 3-12 | 3-8 | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Visual Board, Status Indicators, Exception Cues | Horizon map, Portfolio view, Initiatives per horizon, Resource plan | Stress Test Report, Action Plan per Scenario | Value Chain Map, Lever List |
Tagsno overlap | SignalsOperationsVisual management | StrategyInnovationPortfolioForesight | StrategyBusiness modelRiskDiagnosis | StrategyBusiness modelDiagnosisAnalysis |