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| Criterion |  Decision Making Delphi Method |  Product Strategy KPI Tree |  Business Strategy Balanced Scorecard |  Facilitation Alignment Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 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. | Balanced Scorecard translates strategy into a few interconnected perspectives and metrics. It holds impact, steering, and learning together in daily work instead of narrowing strategy down to financial figures. | When several people work toward one goal but hold different mental maps, Alignment Mapping makes the discrepancies visible. It arranges goals, assumptions, and priorities so shared direction becomes verifiable. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Medium | High | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-4 Wochen | 90-180 min initial, dann laufend | Halber Tag bis mehrere Wochen | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 6-30 Experten | 3-8 | 4-12 | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Expert Forecast, Consensus Range, Assumption Notes | KPI Tree, Owner List | Balanced Scorecard, Strategic Measures, Initiative Map | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions |
Tags1 shared | ForecastingExpertsDecisionStrategy | MetricsStrategyAlignmentMeasurement | StrategyMetricsExecution | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation |