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| Criterion |  Business Strategy VRIO Framework |  Product Discovery Opportunity Solution Tree |  Product Discovery Opportunity Interview |  Product Strategy Counter Metrics |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 discovery keeps swinging between goals, ideas, and learning loops, it creates clear steering logic. It connects the desired outcome, opportunities, and experiments into a legible structure. | When opportunities are still hidden behind signals of need, it structures conversations around needs and obstacles. It looks for patterns that lead to new product opportunities. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 90-180 min | 1-2 h Setup, laufend | 30-60 min je Interview | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-6 | 2-6 | 5-12 Interviews | 2-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | VRIO Table, Strategic Actions | Opportunity Solution Tree, Experiment Backlog, Learning Log | Interview Notes, Opportunity Themes, Customer Quotes | Counter Metric List, Guardrail Definitions |
Tagsno overlap | StrategyDiagnosisBusiness modelCapability | DiscoveryOutcomesExperimentsOpportunity | DiscoveryInterviewsOpportunityCustomer | MetricsMeasurementStrategyExperiments |