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Criterion
Paper illustration for ABC Analysis
Operations
ABC Analysis
Anonymous individual judgments pass through feedback loops to form a distribution.
Decision Making
Delphi Method
Paper illustration of a calm four-quadrant Assumption Map with hypothesis cards and emphasis on important assumptions with little evidence.
Product Discovery
Assumption Mapping
Paper illustration of a calibrated five-by-five risk matrix with response cards.
Decision Making
Risk Matrix
Purposedifferent
With many similar objects of differing economic significance, the method prioritizes effort by effect. It separates what needs regular steering from what rarely needs attention.When knowledge is distributed and direct dominance should be avoided, groups quickly fall under the sway of their opinion leaders. The Delphi Method gathers assessments iteratively and gradually brings expert judgments closer together.When assumptions still sit unordered in the room, it weighs uncertainty against leverage. It makes visible which hypotheses should be checked first.When a project faces many possible disruptions, it quickly becomes unclear which risks deserve attention first. It separates options, evaluation criteria, and open risks. The result is captured as a Risk Matrix and a Top Risk List.
Complexitydifferent
LowHighMediumLow
Timedifferent
30-60 min1-4 Wochen45-60 min30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
1-56-30 Experten2-83-10
Formatdifferent
AsyncAsyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
ABC Classification, Focus Rules, Control ListExpert Forecast, Consensus Range, Assumption NotesAssumption map, Test backlog, Risk rankingRisk Matrix, Top Risk List
Tagsno overlap
PrioritizationOperationsPortfolio
ForecastingExpertsDecisionStrategy
AssumptionsRiskExperimentsValidation
RiskDecisionPrioritizationAssessment
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