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| Criterion |  Operations Visual Management |  Business Strategy Value Chain Analysis |  Business Strategy PESTLE Analysis |  Business Strategy Business Model Stress Test |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | 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. | PESTLE Analysis makes political, economic, social, technological, legal, and environmental influences visible. The environment of an initiative is thereby read systematically instead of through isolated trends. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | High | Medium | High |
Timedifferent | Ongoing | Half day | 1-3 h | Half day |
Participantsdifferent | 1-20 | 3-8 | 2-10 | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Visual Board, Status Indicators, Exception Cues | Value Chain Map, Lever List | PESTLE Map, External Risks, Strategic Questions | Stress Test Report, Action Plan per Scenario |
Tagsno overlap | SignalsOperationsVisual management | StrategyBusiness modelDiagnosisAnalysis | StrategyMarketAnalysis | StrategyBusiness modelRiskDiagnosis |