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| Criterion |  Product Strategy ICE Scoring |  Operations Theory of Constraints |  Operations Bottleneck Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
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. | For a system that does not get faster despite effort, the method directs attention to the bottleneck. It concentrates improvement on the point that actually limits throughput. | For a flow that backs up at one point, the method looks for the capacity limit with the greatest leverage. It explains why extra effort elsewhere barely improves throughput. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | High | Medium |
Timedifferent | 30-60 min | 2-4 h Analyse, laufend | 1-3 h |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 3-12 | 3-8 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | ICE Table, Top Idea List | Constraint Map, Improvement Plan, Flow Metrics | Bottleneck Map, Flow Metrics, Improvement Options, Follow-up Measures |
Tagsno overlap | PrioritizationScoringGrowthDecision | OperationsConstraintsFlowImprovement | FlowMeasurementConstraints |
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