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| Criterion |  Product Strategy ICE Scoring |  Decision Making Constraint Analysis |  Decision Making Argument Mapping |  Decision Making Decision Matrix |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When ideas need sorting quickly, it condenses impact, confidence, and effort into one compact score. It connects customer value, product logic, and decision priorities. The result is captured as an ICE table and top-ideas list. | When an initiative stalls, the limit often lies not in the idea but in hard or soft boundary conditions. Constraint Analysis separates these limits and shows which of them can actually be shaped. | 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 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 30-60 min | 30-90 min | 1-3 h | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 2-8 | 1-8 | 2-8 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | ICE Table, Top Idea List | Constraint List, Hard/Soft Classification, Option Impact Notes, Decision Boundaries | Argument Map, Evidence Gaps, Decision Rationale | Decision Matrix, Scoring Rationale, Selected Option |
Tags1 shared | PrioritizationScoringGrowthDecision | ConstraintsDecisionPlanningOptions | SensemakingDecisionRationale | DecisionCriteriaScoringTradeoffs |