{"id":96273,"date":"2023-03-24T11:35:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-24T15:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?p=96273"},"modified":"2023-03-29T12:14:43","modified_gmt":"2023-03-29T16:14:43","slug":"product-comparison-table","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/product-comparison-table\/","title":{"rendered":"Product Comparison Table: How to Make and Use One"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Why should you use a product <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/innovation-management-tools\/\">comparison table<\/a> to beat out the competition? How do you create this table?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Product comparison tables are helpful for any business owner who wants to be the best in their market. <em>101 Design Methods<\/em> by Vijay Kumar explains how you can use this type of table to discover trends, brainstorm solutions, and identify patterns that will make your product better.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-create-a-product\/\">how to create a product<\/a> comparison table with Kumar&#8217;s seven tasks of innovation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-comparison-table\"><strong>Comparison Table<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Kumar uses the product comparison table extensively to compare the properties of different products, services, or options.<em> <\/em>To build a product comparison table, label the rows and columns of a table with the things you want to compare. Then, in the box where they intersect, describe how that row and column relate to each other. This ensures that you compare every possible combination.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you want to compare several different products, you might list the products as rows and factors of interest as columns, as shown below. You can color-code boxes with similar results to make the similarities stand out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you want to compare several different products, you might list the products as rows and factors of interest as columns, as shown below. You can color-code boxes with similar results to make the similarities stand out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"624\" height=\"233\" src=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/rZf4PtlN17R8CJAMVzmUTdgyOsr37mJbx-TE9FxybjTPKCfzmBiA4zdmprRhDgjONuGuv_QXHrMS1lyYRAEW5P0H5JDUNhafvViFSxmfNJTSD3t9zNGnJyCyxU9CmSunZ1YordBbsKE_0mY_AmzakRc\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After doing your initial comparison, you might rearrange the rows as shown below to make similarities and other patterns stand out more clearly. For example, in the table below, it is more obvious that Product X resembles an improved version of Product C, and that there\u2019s an inverse relationship between cost and portability for most of these products.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh6.googleusercontent.com\/q3ZOJv85-MpbrVvnKto1PLbmRjzbIc869wxIuyRtbZVSQPFggaT4kjrZ7WHg1zLxAO6_F9SifbmXGINGWIi0U5dhIykFM0OakMHz41iMkGwL3MMAOA0qBWIdR4ZYwkytgzVsCD8UIRtyuwNzk5Ik-6I\" alt=\"\" width=\"616\" height=\"230\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-applications-for-comparison-tables\">Applications for Comparison Tables<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Using the seven innovation tasks below, you can apply the product comparison table to your business strategy effectively:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Develop a clear idea of what you intend to accomplish<\/li><li>Define your operating environment<\/li><li>Understand your stakeholders<\/li><li>Develop a mental model<\/li><li>Brainstorm solution elements<\/li><li>Assemble and evaluate comprehensive solutions<\/li><li>Plan to implement the solution<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>In Task 1, Kumar recommends using a table to assess trends in technology, business, people, culture, and politics. Use these as columns and add as many rows as you want for different topics or market sectors. Briefly summarize the trends you\u2019ve identified from media surveys or other research in each box.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kumar notes that comparison tables are useful in Task 4 for identifying relationships and extracting trends from the data that you gathered in Tasks 2 and 3.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In Task 5, Kumar says you can use a comparison table to aid in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-brainstorm-effectively\/\">brainstorming<\/a> solutions: List the different <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/phases-of-the-product-life-cycle\/\">phases of the product life cycle<\/a> as columns and the user profiles or personas that you\u2019ve identified as rows. Then brainstorm ways to improve the user experience for each archetypal user at each stage of the product life cycle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In Task 7, Kumar recommends building a table that lists your company\u2019s resources or capabilities as columns and the different phases of your solution implementation plan as rows. This helps you assess what resources or capabilities will be needed when so that you can develop your implementation schedule and budget.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-using-a-comparison-table-to-rank-options\">Using a Comparison Table to Rank Options<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Kumar focuses on how you can use a comparison table to identify patterns and similarities between things or to create new ideas. In addition to these uses, comparison tables are also particularly useful any time you need to objectively <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1000minds.com\/decision-making\/pairwise-comparison\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">rank options in order of preference or importance<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To develop your ranking, label the rows and columns with the factors you want to compare\u2014the list on each will be the same. Then, where each pair of options intersects, compare just those two options. Ask yourself, \u201cIs the option on the row better or more important than the option on the column?\u201d If so, put a 1 in the box; if not, put a 0. Then add up the number of 1\u2019s in each row. The higher the number of 1\u2019s, the higher the option in that row ranks, giving you a more objective way to rank all the options from best to worst. This works because it\u2019s usually much easier to determine which option is better when you only have two options to compare than if you\u2019re trying to compare multiple options simultaneously in your head.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, if you\u2019re trying to determine what features of a certain product are most important, you might make the following comparison table:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/TA7T61XS2qt6TcY5G2O_vscKf9hez371OEW3JVZQ6PrB4O2FmvkoME0AWUTv4jNo0PhKEXmG-pAtK6wWnWadCuNxhjpb1rZ0EljqMDIXs1iTKGvLD70taA7L12_Auac37iRV0M-LidZZMm1pPuwce5o\" width=\"624\" height=\"161\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The above table indicates that speed is your product\u2019s most important feature, followed by ease of use, while weight is its least important feature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The need to rank options may come up in several of Kumar\u2019s innovation Tasks. 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