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| Criterion |  Delivery Cost of Delay |  Decision Making Delphi Method |  Product Discovery Assumption Mapping |  Decision Making Risk Matrix |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | Helps clarify scope, order, and delivery flow in concrete terms. It makes work, constraints, and sequence manageable. The result is captured as a Cost of Delay table and prioritization sequence. | When knowledge is distributed and direct dominance should be avoided, groups quickly fall under the sway of their opinion leaders. The Delphi Method gathers assessments iteratively and gradually brings expert judgments closer together. | When assumptions still sit unordered in the room, it weighs uncertainty against leverage. It makes visible which hypotheses should be checked first. | When a project faces many possible disruptions, it quickly becomes unclear which risks deserve attention first. It separates options, evaluation criteria, and open risks. The result is captured as a Risk Matrix and a Top Risk List. |
Complexitydifferent | High | High | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 90-180 min | 1-4 Wochen | 45-60 min | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | 6-30 Experten | 2-8 | 3-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | CoD Table, Prioritization Sequence | Expert Forecast, Consensus Range, Assumption Notes | Assumption map, Test backlog, Risk ranking | Risk Matrix, Top Risk List |
Tagsno overlap | PrioritizationDeliveryEconomicsDecision | ForecastingExpertsDecisionStrategy | AssumptionsRiskExperimentsValidation | RiskDecisionPrioritizationAssessment |