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| Criterion |  Decision Making Option Framing |  Decision Making Constraint Analysis |  Decision Making Pre-Mortem |  Decision Making Decision Framing Workshop |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | In early decisions, alternatives are often still vague, incomplete, or blended together. Option Framing brings every possibility into a comparable form and makes visible which variant actually fits the question. | When an initiative stalls, the limit often lies not in the idea but in hard or soft boundary conditions. Constraint Analysis separates these limits and shows which of them can actually be shaped. | In early initiatives with many uncertainties, planning quickly turns too optimistic. A pre-mortem makes the expected failure visible in advance and sharpens the view of causes, gaps, and countermeasures. | When a decision is poorly framed, even good answers deliver little value. A Decision Framing Workshop sharpens the problem, goal, and boundaries before the actual weighing begins. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 45-120 min | 30-90 min | 20–45 min | 60-120 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | 2-8 | Small cross-functional group | 4-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Option Frames, Assumption Notes, Comparable Shortlist, Decision Inputs | Constraint List, Hard/Soft Classification, Option Impact Notes, Decision Boundaries | Risk list, Mitigation plan, Assumption log | Decision Frame, Decision Question, Criteria List, Evidence Plan |
Tagsno overlap | OptionsDecision framingStrategyComparison | ConstraintsDecisionPlanningOptions | RiskDecisionFailurePlanning | Decision framingAlignmentCriteriaOptions |