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| Criterion |  Decision Making Decision Tree |  Operations Bottleneck Analysis |  Operations Eat the Frog |  Operations Ivy Lee Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | For decisions with follow-on paths and dependencies, a linear comparison is often not enough. A Decision Tree shows how options branch under conditions and which consequences hang on each branch. | For a flow that backs up at one point, the method looks for the capacity limit with the greatest leverage. It explains why extra effort elsewhere barely improves throughput. | The method protects energy and attention for the task that creates the largest progress and is often postponed. | With a restless workday full of too many open items, the method creates radical simplicity. It directs attention to a short sequence instead of a broad, still-open field. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 30-90 min | 1-3 h | 15-90 min daily | 5-10 min daily |
Participantsdifferent | 1-6 | 3-8 | 1 | 1 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Async | Async |
Outputdifferent | Decision Tree, Option Map, Assumption List | Bottleneck Map, Flow Metrics, Improvement Options, Follow-up Measures | Priority Task, Completion Note, Daily Focus | Daily Priority List, Completion Notes |
Tagsno overlap | DecisionTreeOptions | FlowMeasurementConstraints | PrioritizationProductivityFocusExecution | PrioritizationProductivityExecution |