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| Criterion |  Business Strategy Ansoff Matrix |  Operations ALPEN Method |  Product Strategy DIBB |  Decision Making Delphi Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | The Ansoff Matrix organizes growth options by market and product relation. It helps weigh expansion, diversification, and adaptation cleanly against each other. | With an overloaded day full of too many tasks, a realistic picture of the day emerges. The method connects estimating, deciding, and buffer thinking so planning fits available energy and time. | DIBB helps clarify target groups, value, goals, and priorities by making the logic behind a decision explicit. It captures results as a DIBB document, belief list, bet list, and learning report. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | Low | High |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | 10-20 min daily | 1-2 h | 1-4 Wochen |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 1 | 2-8 | 6-30 Experten |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop + async | Async |
Outputdifferent | Ansoff Matrix, Growth Options, Risk Notes | Daily Plan, Time Estimates, Review Notes | DIBB document, Belief list, Bet list, Learning report | Expert Forecast, Consensus Range, Assumption Notes |
Tagsno overlap | GrowthStrategyMarketPortfolio | PlanningTime managementProductivityOperations | StrategyDecisionAssumptionsHypothesis | ForecastingExpertsDecisionStrategy |