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| Criterion |  Decision Making Delphi Method |  Agile WSJF |  Decision Making Decision Matrix |  Delivery Cost of Delay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 many tasks compete for the same capacity, it orders work by economic impact. It makes time lost, benefit, and effort comparable together. | When several options collide with several criteria, comparison quickly becomes subjective. A Decision Matrix makes the trade-off visible and brings weighting, criteria, and options into a shared logic. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | High | High | Medium | High |
Timedifferent | 1-4 Wochen | 45-90 min | 45-90 min | 90-180 min |
Participantsdifferent | 6-30 Experten | 3-10 | 2-8 | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Expert Forecast, Consensus Range, Assumption Notes | Ranked Backlog, Cost-of-Delay Assumptions | Decision Matrix, Scoring Rationale, Selected Option | CoD Table, Prioritization Sequence |
Tagsno overlap | ForecastingExpertsDecisionStrategy | LeanEconomicsSequencePrioritization | DecisionCriteriaScoringTradeoffs | PrioritizationDeliveryEconomicsDecision |