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Criterion
Paper illustration for ABC Analysis
Operations
ABC Analysis
Visual Management workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Operations
Visual Management
Anonymous individual judgments pass through feedback loops to form a distribution.
Decision Making
Delphi Method
Paper illustration of a two-by-two Ansoff Matrix with four growth directions
Business Strategy
Ansoff 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.With high tempo and many parallel topics, the method makes status, deviations, and priorities visible at a glance. It reduces search effort and prevents what matters from getting lost in daily work.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.The Ansoff Matrix organizes growth options by market and product relation. It helps weigh expansion, diversification, and adaptation cleanly against each other.
Complexitydifferent
LowLowHighLow
Timedifferent
30-60 minOngoing1-4 Wochen45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
1-51-206-30 Experten2-8
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshop + asyncAsyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
ABC Classification, Focus Rules, Control ListVisual Board, Status Indicators, Exception CuesExpert Forecast, Consensus Range, Assumption NotesAnsoff Matrix, Growth Options, Risk Notes
Tagsno overlap
PrioritizationOperationsPortfolio
SignalsOperationsVisual management
ForecastingExpertsDecisionStrategy
GrowthStrategyMarketPortfolio
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