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| Criterion |  Decision Making Delphi Method |  Decision Making Argument Mapping |  Product Strategy KPI Tree |  Engineering Goal Question Metric |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | 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 statements, evidence, and counterarguments get mixed up, a debate quickly loses its structure. Argument Mapping breaks a thesis down into its reasoning and makes visible what it really rests on. | When metrics across the organization drift apart, it arranges drivers and effects under one shared logic. It connects customer value, product logic, and decision priorities. The result is captured as a KPI tree and owner list. | Helps clarify technical problems, hypotheses, and next steps in concrete terms. It breaks a technical problem into testable parts. The result is captured as a GQM table and metric briefs. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-4 Wochen | 1-3 h | 90-180 min initial, dann laufend | 90-180 min |
Participantsdifferent | 6-30 Experten | 1-8 | 3-8 | 3-6 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Expert Forecast, Consensus Range, Assumption Notes | Argument Map, Evidence Gaps, Decision Rationale | KPI Tree, Owner List | GQM Table, Metric Profiles |
Tagsno overlap | ForecastingExpertsDecisionStrategy | SensemakingDecisionRationale | MetricsStrategyAlignmentMeasurement | MetricsMeasurementEngineeringAlignment |