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| Criterion |  Decision Making Constraint Analysis |  Operations Change Analysis |  Decision Making Option Framing |  Decision Making Decision Framing Workshop |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When an initiative stalls, the limit often lies not in the idea but in hard or soft boundary conditions. Constraint Analysis separates these limits and shows which of them can actually be shaped. | For a deviation after a change, the method isolates the influence of the altered condition. It narrows down which differences are relevant and which are just accompanying noise. | In early decisions, alternatives are often still vague, incomplete, or blended together. Option Framing brings every possibility into a comparable form and makes visible which variant actually fits the question. | When a decision is poorly framed, even good answers deliver little value. A Decision Framing Workshop sharpens the problem, goal, and boundaries before the actual weighing begins. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 30-90 min | 45-120 min | 45-120 min | 60-120 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 2-6 | 3-8 | 4-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Constraint List, Hard/Soft Classification, Option Impact Notes, Decision Boundaries | Change Matrix, Cause Hypotheses, Validation Questions, Action List | Option Frames, Assumption Notes, Comparable Shortlist, Decision Inputs | Decision Frame, Decision Question, Criteria List, Evidence Plan |
Tagsno overlap | ConstraintsDecisionPlanningOptions | ChangeRoot causeTroubleshootingComparison | OptionsDecision framingStrategyComparison | Decision framingAlignmentCriteriaOptions |