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| Criterion |  Facilitation Nominal Group Technique |  Business Strategy Ansoff Matrix |  Operations ABC Analysis |  Facilitation Dot Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When loud voices could dominate a round, Nominal Group Technique protects individual thinking time from group effects. It collects ideas separately first and only then enables shared weighting. | The Ansoff Matrix organizes growth options by market and product relation. It helps weigh expansion, diversification, and adaptation cleanly against each other. | With many similar objects of differing economic significance, the method prioritizes effort by effect. It separates what needs regular steering from what rarely needs attention. | When a workshop has produced too many options and the group needs to condense quickly, dot voting makes preferences visible in a short time. It bundles individual votes into a solid signal for the next selection. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 60-120 min | 45-90 min | 30-60 min | 5-15 min |
Participantsdifferent | 5-12 | 2-8 | 1-5 | 3-20 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Ranked Ideas, Clarified Options, Group Priority | Ansoff Matrix, Growth Options, Risk Notes | ABC Classification, Focus Rules, Control List | Ranked list, Consensus signal, Shortlist |
Tagsno overlap | FacilitationPrioritizationVotingInclusion | GrowthStrategyMarketPortfolio | PrioritizationOperationsPortfolio | FacilitationVotingConsensusPrioritization |