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| Criterion | ![]() Business Strategy VRIO Framework | ![]() Product Strategy DIBB | ![]() Architecture arc42 |
|---|---|---|---|
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. | DIBB helps clarify target groups, value, goals, and priorities by making the logic behind a decision explicit. It captures results as a DIBB document, belief list, bet list, and learning report. | arc42 structures architecture knowledge so teams can document system, decisions, and risks consistently. The template builds a living understanding of the architecture instead of scattered notes. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 90-180 min | 1-2 h | 1-2 Tage |
Participantsdifferent | 3-6 | 2-8 | 1-4 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | VRIO Table, Strategic Actions | DIBB document, Belief list, Bet list, Learning report | Architecture Document, Context View, Runtime View, Deployment View |
Tagsno overlap | StrategyDiagnosisBusiness modelCapability | StrategyDecisionAssumptionsHypothesis | ArchitectureDocumentationCommunication |
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