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| Criterion |  Knowledge Modeling Concept Mapping |  Delivery RAID Log |  Decision Making RAPID |  Decision Making Argument Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | Concept Mapping arranges terms and relationships in a network that makes subject-matter connections tangible. It fits when a topic needs to be understood structurally rather than linearly. | Helps clarify scope, sequence, and delivery flow in concrete terms. It makes work, boundaries, and order steerable. The result is captured as a RAID Log and a source for status reporting. | In complex management decisions, clarity is often missing about who recommends, who agrees, and who makes the decision. RAPID creates this assignment and stabilizes decisions across several levels. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-2 h | 30 min Setup, dann laufend | 45-90 min | 1-3 h |
Participantsdifferent | 1-8 | 1-3 maintaining, briefing for everyone | 3-12 | 1-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Concept Map, Relationship Labels, Knowledge Gaps | RAID Log, Status Report Source | RAPID Role Map, Recommendation, Decision Log | Argument Map, Evidence Gaps, Decision Rationale |
Tagsno overlap | KnowledgeConceptsMappingSensemaking | RiskTrackingStakeholdersGovernance | DecisionRolesGovernance | SensemakingDecisionRationale |