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| Criterion |  Business Strategy VMGS |  Business Strategy GAP Analysis |  Growth Hooked Model |  Product Strategy Impact Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | GAP Analysis compares the current state with a target picture and makes the distance manageable. It becomes useful when, ahead of new initiatives, it must become clear which capabilities, processes, or resources are missing. | The Hooked Model helps clarify engagement loops, user behavior, and experiments. It makes repeat behavior measurable and captures the result as a hooked loop, trigger map, and reward design. | When a goal needs to be connected to several possible paths, it shows chains of impact instead of feature lists. It connects business goal, behavior change, and measures. |
Complexitysame | Medium | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 2-4 h | 1-3 h | Multiple workshops over several weeks | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 2-8 | 2-8 | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Vision Statement, Mission Statement, Goals, Strategies | Gap Matrix, Action Plan, Risk Notes | Hooked loop, Trigger map, Reward design, Ethics check | Impact Map, Outcome Hypotheses, Delivery Options |
Tagsno overlap | VisionGoalsStrategy | StrategyAnalysisPlanning | GrowthBehaviorRetention | OutcomesStrategyBehaviorPlanning |