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| Criterion |  Business Strategy McKinsey 7S |  Decision Making Delphi Method |  Decision Making OODA Loop |  Decision Making Decision Rights Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | McKinsey 7S checks whether Strategy, Structure, Systems, Shared Values, Skills, Style, and Staff fit together. Organizational misalignments become visible across multiple levers as a result. | 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 | In dynamic situations, decisions become outdated faster than they can be prepared. The OODA Loop holds observing, orienting, deciding, and acting together as a recurring rhythm so reaction does not slide into inertia. | In organizations with many stakeholders, it often blurs who actually decides and who is merely consulted. It separates options, evaluation criteria, and open risks. The result is captured as a Decision Rights matrix and an agreement. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | High | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 2-4 h | 1-4 Wochen | 15-60 min je Zyklus | 90-180 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 6-30 Experten | 1-8 | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | 7S Assessment, Alignment Gaps, Change Actions | Expert Forecast, Consensus Range, Assumption Notes | Situation Assessment, Decision Loop, Action Updates | Decision Rights Matrix, Agreement |
Tagsno overlap | OrganizationStrategyAlignmentChange | ForecastingExpertsDecisionStrategy | DecisionChangeLearningStrategy | DecisionGovernanceAlignmentResponsibility |