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| Criterion |  Business Strategy Ansoff Matrix |  Operations After-Action Review |  Decision Making Delphi Method |  Operations ABC Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | The Ansoff Matrix organizes growth options by market and product relation. It helps weigh expansion, diversification, and adaptation cleanly against each other. | After missions or project phases with unclear outcomes, the method makes visible what actually happened and what can be learned from it. It separates course, effect, and causes so experience turns into solid improvement. | 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. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | High | Low |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | 20-45 min | 1-4 Wochen | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 3-12 | 6-30 Experten | 1-5 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Async | Async |
Outputdifferent | Ansoff Matrix, Growth Options, Risk Notes | Lessons learned, Action items, Event summary | Expert Forecast, Consensus Range, Assumption Notes | ABC Classification, Focus Rules, Control List |
Tagsno overlap | GrowthStrategyMarketPortfolio | LearningOperationsImprovement | ForecastingExpertsDecisionStrategy | PrioritizationOperationsPortfolio |