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| Criterion |  Business Strategy VRIO Framework |  Operations Failure Mode and Effects Analysis |  Operations Fishbone Diagram |  Business Strategy Business Model Canvas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 process, product, or service with noticeable failure risks, the method assesses possible failure modes in advance. It directs attention to combinations of occurrence, effect, and detectability. | When a problem has several possible contributing factors, the method sorts causes by cause areas. It prevents an initial hunch from blocking the view of other plausible drivers. | The Business Model Canvas condenses a business model to its key building blocks and assumptions. It makes variants quickly comparable and reveals gaps before validation or implementation begins. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | High | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 90-180 min | 2-6 h | 30-60 min | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 3-6 | 3-10 | 2-8 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | VRIO Table, Strategic Actions | FMEA Table, Risk Priority, Mitigation Actions | Fishbone Diagram, Cause Categories, Investigation Backlog | Business Model Canvas, Assumption List, Business Hypotheses |
Tagsno overlap | StrategyDiagnosisBusiness modelCapability | RiskQualityOperationsRoot cause | Root causeQualityOperations | Business modelStrategyValueInnovation |