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| Criterion |  Knowledge Modeling Knowledge Mapping |  Operations Bottleneck Analysis |  Business Strategy Balanced Scorecard |  Knowledge Modeling Concept Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | Knowledge Mapping makes knowledge, gaps, and transfer paths visible across a field. It fits when expertise should not just exist but also be findable and transferable. | 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. | 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. | Concept Mapping arranges terms and relationships in a network that makes subject-matter connections tangible. It fits when a topic needs to be understood structurally rather than linearly. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | High | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 1-3 h | Halber Tag bis mehrere Wochen | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 3-8 | 4-12 | 1-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Knowledge Map, Critical Knowledge Areas, Transfer Plan | Bottleneck Map, Flow Metrics, Improvement Options, Follow-up Measures | Balanced Scorecard, Strategic Measures, Initiative Map | Concept Map, Relationship Labels, Knowledge Gaps |
Tagsno overlap | KnowledgeMappingRisk | FlowMeasurementConstraints | StrategyMetricsExecution | KnowledgeConceptsMappingSensemaking |