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| Criterion | ![]() Business Strategy VRIO Framework | ![]() Architecture Architecture Communication Canvas | ![]() Delivery Communication Plan | ![]() Facilitation Alignment Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | 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. | The Architecture Communication Canvas plans architecture communication so the right people receive the right message. The method turns technical complexity into deliberate communication design. | When many people need to be informed in parallel and messages would otherwise arrive unevenly or too late, a Communication Plan orders communication reliably. Channels, audiences, and cadences interlock so important information doesn't get lost. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 90-180 min | 60-120 min | 45-90 min | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 3-6 | 2-8 | 2-6 | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | VRIO Table, Strategic Actions | Communication Canvas, Stakeholder Messages, Architecture Communication Plan | Communication Plan, Channel Matrix, Message Cadence | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions |
Tagsno overlap | StrategyDiagnosisBusiness modelCapability | ArchitectureCommunicationStakeholdersCanvas | CommunicationStakeholdersDeliveryPlanning | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation |



