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Criterion
Paper illustration of a decision table with criteria rows, weighted ratings, and a narrowly leading alternative.
Decision Making
Decision Matrix
Anonymous individual judgments pass through feedback loops to form a distribution.
Decision Making
Delphi Method
Paper illustration of VRIO Framework with its method-specific working model.
Business Strategy
VRIO Framework
Purposedifferent
When several options collide with several criteria, comparison quickly becomes subjective. A Decision Matrix makes the trade-off visible and brings weighting, criteria, and options into a shared logic.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.The VRIO Framework rates resources and capabilities on whether they are Valuable, Rare, Inimitable, and Organized. It compares strengths, risks, market logic, and courses of action. The result is captured as a VRIO table and strategic actions.
Complexitydifferent
MediumHighMedium
Timedifferent
45-90 min1-4 Wochen90-180 min
Participantsdifferent
2-86-30 Experten3-6
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncAsyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Decision Matrix, Scoring Rationale, Selected OptionExpert Forecast, Consensus Range, Assumption NotesVRIO Table, Strategic Actions
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DecisionCriteriaScoringTradeoffs
ForecastingExpertsDecisionStrategy
StrategyDiagnosisBusiness modelCapability
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Paper illustration of Business Model Stress Test with its method-specific working model.
Business Strategy
Business Model Stress Test
Paper illustration for Trade-off Analysis.
Decision Making
Trade-off Analysis
Paper illustration of Value Chain Analysis with its method-specific working model.
Business Strategy
Value Chain Analysis
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Business Strategy
Business Model Canvas