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| Criterion |  Business Strategy VMGS |  Growth A/B Testing |  Product Strategy GIST Planning |  Business Strategy Ansoff Matrix |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | VMGS arranges vision, mission, goals, and strategies into a clear guiding logic. Direction, purpose, and priorities are connected so teams can decide more coherently. | 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. | GIST Planning helps clarify target groups, value, goals, and priorities. It links customer value, product logic, and decision priorities, and captures the result as goals, an idea bank, and a step-project list. | The Ansoff Matrix organizes growth options by market and product relation. It helps weigh expansion, diversification, and adaptation cleanly against each other. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | High | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 2-4 h | 1-4 Wochen | Wochen bis Monate je Goal | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 1-6 | 3-10 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Vision Statement, Mission Statement, Goals, Strategies | Experiment results, Decision log, Learning summary | Goals, Idea bank, Step-project list, Tasks, Learning reports | Ansoff Matrix, Growth Options, Risk Notes |
Tagsno overlap | VisionGoalsStrategy | ExperimentsGrowthAnalyticsValidation | RoadmapOutcomesPlanningExperiments | GrowthStrategyMarketPortfolio |