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| Criterion |  Business Strategy VRIO Framework |  Product Strategy Counter Metrics |  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. | When a headline metric could mask side effects, it adds guardrail signals against unwanted outcomes. It connects customer value, product logic, and decision priorities. The result is captured as a counter-metric list and guardrail definitions. | 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 | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 90-180 min | 30-60 min | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 3-6 | 2-6 | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | VRIO Table, Strategic Actions | Counter Metric List, Guardrail Definitions | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions |
Tags1 shared | StrategyDiagnosisBusiness modelCapability | MetricsMeasurementStrategyExperiments | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation |
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