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| Criterion |  Decision Making Delphi Method |  Delivery Cost of Delay |  Operations Eat the Frog |  Operations Ivy Lee Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | 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. | 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 | High | High | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-4 Wochen | 90-180 min | 15-90 min daily | 5-10 min daily |
Participantsdifferent | 6-30 Experten | 3-8 | 1 | 1 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop | Async | Async |
Outputdifferent | Expert Forecast, Consensus Range, Assumption Notes | CoD Table, Prioritization Sequence | Priority Task, Completion Note, Daily Focus | Daily Priority List, Completion Notes |
Tagsno overlap | ForecastingExpertsDecisionStrategy | PrioritizationDeliveryEconomicsDecision | PrioritizationProductivityFocusExecution | PrioritizationProductivityExecution |