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| Criterion |  Operations Bottleneck Analysis |  Decision Making Force Field Analysis |  Decision Making Argument Mapping |  Product Strategy Counter Metrics |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | For a flow that backs up at one point, the method looks for the capacity limit with the greatest leverage. It explains why extra effort elsewhere barely improves throughput. | In change initiatives, supporting and restraining forces sit at the table at the same time. Force Field Analysis makes these tensions explicit and shows where change can be pushed forward by strengthening or relieving. | 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 a headline metric could mask side effects, it adds guardrail signals against unwanted outcomes. It connects customer value, product logic, and decision priorities. The result is captured as a counter-metric list and guardrail definitions. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 45-90 min | 1-3 h | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | 3-12 | 1-8 | 2-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Bottleneck Map, Flow Metrics, Improvement Options, Follow-up Measures | Force Field Map, Change Levers, Risk Notes | Argument Map, Evidence Gaps, Decision Rationale | Counter Metric List, Guardrail Definitions |
Tagsno overlap | FlowMeasurementConstraints | ChangeDecisionStrategy | SensemakingDecisionRationale | MetricsMeasurementStrategyExperiments |