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| Criterion |  Business Strategy VRIO Framework |  Operations Family Tree Analysis |  Business Strategy Value Chain Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
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. | For a series of incidents with a similar pattern, the method arranges individual events as branches of a common origin. It makes visible which conditions keep recurring. | Value Chain Analysis shows where value is created, costs accrue, and differentiation becomes possible along the process. It compares strengths, risks, market logic, and courses of action. The result is captured as a value-chain map and lever list. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | High |
Timedifferent | 90-180 min | 2-4 h | Half day |
Participantsdifferent | 3-6 | 2-6 | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | VRIO Table, Strategic Actions | Family Tree Diagram, Pattern Notes, Systemic Measures | Value Chain Map, Lever List |
Tagsno overlap | StrategyDiagnosisBusiness modelCapability | Root causePatternsIncidentSystemic | StrategyBusiness modelDiagnosisAnalysis |
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