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| Criterion |  Decision Making Option Framing |  Decision Making Constraint Analysis |  Business Strategy Value Chain Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
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. | Value Chain Analysis shows where value is created, costs accrue, and differentiation becomes possible along the process. It compares strengths, risks, market logic, and courses of action. The result is captured as a value-chain map and lever list. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | High |
Timedifferent | 45-120 min | 30-90 min | Half day |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | 2-8 | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Option Frames, Assumption Notes, Comparable Shortlist, Decision Inputs | Constraint List, Hard/Soft Classification, Option Impact Notes, Decision Boundaries | Value Chain Map, Lever List |
Tagsno overlap | OptionsDecision framingStrategyComparison | ConstraintsDecisionPlanningOptions | StrategyBusiness modelDiagnosisAnalysis |
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