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| Criterion | ![]() Business Strategy VMGS | ![]() Product Strategy GIST Planning | ![]() Facilitation Alignment Mapping | ![]() Product Strategy Product Vision Board |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | 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. | When several people work toward one goal but hold different mental maps, Alignment Mapping makes the discrepancies visible. It arranges goals, assumptions, and priorities so shared direction becomes verifiable. | When a product needs a shared direction, it connects target audience, benefit, and business picture in a clear vision. It makes the envisioned future legible for the team. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 2-4 h | Wochen bis Monate je Goal | 1-2 h | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 3-10 | 4-12 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Vision Statement, Mission Statement, Goals, Strategies | Goals, Idea bank, Step-project list, Tasks, Learning reports | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions | Product Vision Board, Vision Statement, Assumptions and Validation Questions |
Tagsno overlap | VisionGoalsStrategy | RoadmapOutcomesPlanningExperiments | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation | VisionCanvasStrategyAlignment |



