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| Criterion |  Product Strategy Impact Mapping |  Delivery Cost of Delay |  Decision Making Delphi Method |  Decision Making Force Field Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When a goal needs to be connected to several possible paths, it shows chains of impact instead of feature lists. It connects business goal, behavior change, and measures. | 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. | 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. | In change initiatives, supporting and restraining forces sit at the table at the same time. Force Field Analysis makes these tensions explicit and shows where change can be pushed forward by strengthening or relieving. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | High | High | Low |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | 90-180 min | 1-4 Wochen | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | 3-8 | 6-30 Experten | 3-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Impact Map, Outcome Hypotheses, Delivery Options | CoD Table, Prioritization Sequence | Expert Forecast, Consensus Range, Assumption Notes | Force Field Map, Change Levers, Risk Notes |
Tagsno overlap | OutcomesStrategyBehaviorPlanning | PrioritizationDeliveryEconomicsDecision | ForecastingExpertsDecisionStrategy | ChangeDecisionStrategy |