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| Criterion | ![]() Business Strategy VRIO Framework | ![]() UX Research Customer Journey Mapping | ![]() UX Design Service Blueprinting | ![]() UX Design Customer Journey 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. | When a user journey falls apart across many touchpoints, customer journey mapping makes the experience visible as a coherent arc. Phases, emotions, and breaks become legible enough to prioritize critical moments deliberately. | When a service experience is spread across several touchpoints, it brings frontstage and backstage together. It shows where user contact and internal responsibility must fit. | When a journey needs to be understood across several phases, it arranges experience, touchpoints, and opportunities into one picture. It makes gaps and friction along the user path clear. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | High | Medium |
Timedifferent | 90-180 min | 2-4 h | 0.5-2 Tage | 1-3 h |
Participantsdifferent | 3-6 | 4-10 | 6-12 | 3-10 |
Formatsame | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | VRIO Table, Strategic Actions | Journey Map, Pain-point List, Opportunity Backlog | Service Blueprint, Fail Points, Ownership Map | Customer Journey Canvas, Pain Points, Experience Opportunities |
Tagsno overlap | StrategyDiagnosisBusiness modelCapability | JourneyServiceService design | Service designOperationsJourneyBlueprint | JourneyCustomerService designCanvas |



