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| Criterion |  Decision Making Constraint Analysis |  Decision Making PERT Estimation |  Systems Thinking VUCA Scan |  Business Strategy Scenario Planning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | On complex initiatives, a plain average tends to understate just how uncertain the outcome really is. It separates options, evaluation criteria, and open risks. The result is captured as a PERT Estimate, Expected Value, and Risk Notes. | The VUCA Scan helps read difficult situations more precisely. Instead of treating unclarity as generally complicated, the method separates fast change, missing knowledge, systemic entanglement, and ambiguous interpretation. | Scenario Planning opens the view to several plausible futures instead of a single forecast. The method protects strategies from depending on too narrow an expected path. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Low | High |
Timedifferent | 30-90 min | 15-45 min | 30-90 min | 0.5-2 Tage |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 1-8 | 1-10 | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Constraint List, Hard/Soft Classification, Option Impact Notes, Decision Boundaries | PERT Estimate, Expected Value, Risk Notes | VUCA Map, Response Options, Signal and Learning Plan | Scenario Set, Strategic Implications, Robust Options |
Tagsno overlap | ConstraintsDecisionPlanningOptions | EstimationUncertaintyRisk | SensemakingUncertaintyComplexityStrategyForesight | StrategyUncertaintyPlanning |