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| Criterion |  Business Strategy Balanced Scorecard |  Decision Making Decision Tree |  Decision Making Decision Matrix |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | Balanced Scorecard translates strategy into a few interconnected perspectives and metrics. It holds impact, steering, and learning together in daily work instead of narrowing strategy down to financial figures. | For decisions with follow-on paths and dependencies, a linear comparison is often not enough. A Decision Tree shows how options branch under conditions and which consequences hang on each branch. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | Halber Tag bis mehrere Wochen | 30-90 min | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 4-12 | 1-6 | 2-8 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Balanced Scorecard, Strategic Measures, Initiative Map | Decision Tree, Option Map, Assumption List | Decision Matrix, Scoring Rationale, Selected Option |
Tagsno overlap | StrategyMetricsExecution | DecisionTreeOptions | DecisionCriteriaScoringTradeoffs |
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