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| Criterion |  Business Strategy VRIO Framework |  Architecture Risk Storming |  Product Discovery Smoke Test |  Growth A/B Testing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | Helps clarify architecture context, options, and consequences in concrete terms. It organizes technical context, alternatives, and consequences. The result is captured as an Annotated Diagram, a Prioritized Risk List, and an Action Backlog. | When demand only needs to be roughly verified, it tests interest with minimal effort. It measures whether people would take a next step at all. | When two variants compete, discussions quickly decide by taste rather than effect. A/B Testing checks behavior under controlled conditions and separates real improvement from chance or expectation effects. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Low | High |
Timedifferent | 90-180 min | 60-90 min | 1-5 Tage | 1-4 Wochen |
Participantsdifferent | 3-6 | 4-12 | Nutzertraffic | 1-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Async | Async |
Outputdifferent | VRIO Table, Strategic Actions | Annotated Diagram, Prioritized Risk List, Action Backlog | Interest Metrics, Conversion Signal, Learning Note | Experiment results, Decision log, Learning summary |
Tagsno overlap | StrategyDiagnosisBusiness modelCapability | RiskArchitectureWorkshopValidation | ValidationExperimentsDemandGrowth | ExperimentsGrowthAnalyticsValidation |