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| Criterion | ![]() Operations Visual Management | ![]() Business Strategy VRIO Framework | ![]() Business Strategy Three Horizons | ![]() 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. | 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. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Medium | High |
Timedifferent | Ongoing | 90-180 min | Halbtags-Workshop, dann iterativ | Half day |
Participantsdifferent | 1-20 | 3-6 | 3-12 | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Visual Board, Status Indicators, Exception Cues | VRIO Table, Strategic Actions | Horizon map, Portfolio view, Initiatives per horizon, Resource plan | Stress Test Report, Action Plan per Scenario |
Tagsno overlap | SignalsOperationsVisual management | StrategyDiagnosisBusiness modelCapability | StrategyInnovationPortfolioForesight | StrategyBusiness modelRiskDiagnosis |



