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| Criterion |  Decision Making Decision Tree |  Operations Bottleneck Analysis |  Product Strategy SMART Goals |  Decision Making Decision Framing Workshop |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | When goals are formulated too generally, it brings measurability, direction, and timing into shape. It prevents intentions from staying without clear verification. | 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 | Medium | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 30-90 min | 1-3 h | 15-30 min | 60-120 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-6 | 3-8 | 1-8 | 4-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Decision Tree, Option Map, Assumption List | Bottleneck Map, Flow Metrics, Improvement Options, Follow-up Measures | SMART Goal, Measurement Note, Deadline | Decision Frame, Decision Question, Criteria List, Evidence Plan |
Tagsno overlap | DecisionTreeOptions | FlowMeasurementConstraints | GoalsPlanningMeasurementAlignment | Decision framingAlignmentCriteriaOptions |