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| Criterion |  Business Strategy Ansoff Matrix |  Decision Making Delphi Method |  Product Strategy ICE Scoring |  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. | 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 ideas need sorting quickly, it condenses impact, confidence, and effort into one compact score. It connects customer value, product logic, and decision priorities. The result is captured as an ICE table and top-ideas list. | 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 | High | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | 1-4 Wochen | 30-60 min | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 6-30 Experten | 2-8 | 1-5 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop + async | Async |
Outputdifferent | Ansoff Matrix, Growth Options, Risk Notes | Expert Forecast, Consensus Range, Assumption Notes | ICE Table, Top Idea List | ABC Classification, Focus Rules, Control List |
Tagsno overlap | GrowthStrategyMarketPortfolio | ForecastingExpertsDecisionStrategy | PrioritizationScoringGrowthDecision | PrioritizationOperationsPortfolio |