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| Criterion |  Business Strategy VMGS |  Growth Pirate Metrics AARRR |  Business Strategy Ansoff Matrix |  Growth Growth Experiment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | For products with complex usage paths, overall growth alone is too coarse to reveal bottlenecks. Pirate Metrics breaks the relationship with the product into consecutive stages and shows where the funnel actually leaks. | The Ansoff Matrix organizes growth options by market and product relation. It helps weigh expansion, diversification, and adaptation cleanly against each other. | When growth ideas surface quickly, the temptation to build immediately instead of learning is high. A Growth Experiment frames an assumption so target group, lever, and measurement are clear before the first deployment. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 2-4 h | 1-2 h Setup, laufend | 45-90 min | 1-2 Wochen |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 2-8 | 2-8 | 1-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Vision Statement, Mission Statement, Goals, Strategies | AARRR funnel, Metric baseline, Experiment backlog | Ansoff Matrix, Growth Options, Risk Notes | Experiment card, Result summary, Next bet |
Tagsno overlap | VisionGoalsStrategy | GrowthMetricsExperiments | GrowthStrategyMarketPortfolio | MarketingGrowthExperimentsLearning |