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| Criterion |  Knowledge Modeling PARA Method |  Delivery Cost of Delay |  Decision Making Delphi Method |  Knowledge Modeling IBIS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | The PARA Method organizes knowledge into Projects, Areas, Resources, and Archives. It creates order when digital notes, files, and tasks no longer cleanly fit current work. | Helps clarify scope, order, and delivery flow in concrete terms. It makes work, constraints, and sequence manageable. The result is captured as a Cost of Delay table and prioritization sequence. | 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. | IBIS structures thinking about complex questions as a sequence of issues, ideas, and arguments. The method keeps discussions open without forcing them into premature consensus. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | High | High | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h Setup, laufend | 90-180 min | 1-4 Wochen | 1-3 h |
Participantsdifferent | 1 | 3-8 | 6-30 Experten | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop | Async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | PARA Structure, Project Notes, Knowledge Archive | CoD Table, Prioritization Sequence | Expert Forecast, Consensus Range, Assumption Notes | Issue Map, Positions, Argument Notes |
Tagsno overlap | KnowledgeProductivityOrganization | PrioritizationDeliveryEconomicsDecision | ForecastingExpertsDecisionStrategy | RationaleKnowledgeDecision |