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| Criterion |  Business Strategy Ansoff Matrix |  Decision Making Delphi Method |  Product Strategy KPI Tree |  Facilitation Alignment Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 metrics across the organization drift apart, it arranges drivers and effects under one shared logic. It connects customer value, product logic, and decision priorities. The result is captured as a KPI tree and owner list. | When several people work toward one goal but hold different mental maps, Alignment Mapping makes the discrepancies visible. It arranges goals, assumptions, and priorities so shared direction becomes verifiable. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | High | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | 1-4 Wochen | 90-180 min initial, dann laufend | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 6-30 Experten | 3-8 | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Ansoff Matrix, Growth Options, Risk Notes | Expert Forecast, Consensus Range, Assumption Notes | KPI Tree, Owner List | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions |
Tags1 shared | GrowthStrategyMarketPortfolio | ForecastingExpertsDecisionStrategy | MetricsStrategyAlignmentMeasurement | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation |