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| Criterion |  Business Strategy Ansoff Matrix |  Decision Making Argument Mapping |  Decision Making Decision Matrix |  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. | When statements, evidence, and counterarguments get mixed up, a debate quickly loses its structure. Argument Mapping breaks a thesis down into its reasoning and makes visible what it really rests on. | When several options collide with several criteria, comparison quickly becomes subjective. A Decision Matrix makes the trade-off visible and brings weighting, criteria, and options into a shared logic. | 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 | Medium | Medium | High |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | 1-3 h | 45-90 min | 1-4 Wochen |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 1-8 | 2-8 | 6-30 Experten |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Async |
Outputdifferent | Ansoff Matrix, Growth Options, Risk Notes | Argument Map, Evidence Gaps, Decision Rationale | Decision Matrix, Scoring Rationale, Selected Option | Expert Forecast, Consensus Range, Assumption Notes |
Tagsno overlap | GrowthStrategyMarketPortfolio | SensemakingDecisionRationale | DecisionCriteriaScoringTradeoffs | ForecastingExpertsDecisionStrategy |