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Criterion
Paper illustration of VRIO Framework with its method-specific working model.
Business Strategy
VRIO Framework
Stakeholder Mapping
Facilitation
Stakeholder Mapping
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
Paper illustration of Business Model Stress Test with its method-specific working model.
Business Strategy
Business Model Stress Test
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 an initiative depends on many people, interests, and power dynamics, Stakeholder Mapping systematically orders the environment. It shows who influences, who is affected, and where relationship management or safeguarding matters first.When several people work toward one goal but hold different mental maps, Alignment Mapping makes the discrepancies visible. It arranges goals, assumptions, and priorities so shared direction becomes verifiable.A Business Model Stress Test checks how well a business model holds up under pressure and headwinds. It compares strengths, risks, market logic, and courses of action. The result is captured as a stress-test report and action plan per scenario.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowMediumHigh
Timedifferent
90-180 min60–90 min1-2 hHalf day
Participantsdifferent
3-62-84-123-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
VRIO Table, Strategic ActionsStakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk NotesAlignment Map, Open Issues, Decision QuestionsStress Test Report, Action Plan per Scenario
Tagsno overlap
StrategyDiagnosisBusiness modelCapability
StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange
AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation
StrategyBusiness modelRiskDiagnosis
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