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| Criterion |  Operations PDCA Cycle |  Decision Making Argument Mapping |  Business Strategy Balanced Scorecard |  Product Strategy DIBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | For an improvement that still has to prove itself in everyday work, the method runs it through small learning loops. It connects planning, checking, and standardization into a repeatable learning mode. | When statements, evidence, and counterarguments get mixed up, a debate quickly loses its structure. Argument Mapping breaks a thesis down into its reasoning and makes visible what it really rests on. | Balanced Scorecard translates strategy into a few interconnected perspectives and metrics. It holds impact, steering, and learning together in daily work instead of narrowing strategy down to financial figures. | DIBB helps clarify target groups, value, goals, and priorities by making the logic behind a decision explicit. It captures results as a DIBB document, belief list, bet list, and learning report. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | High | Low |
Timedifferent | 1 h bis mehrere Wochen | 1-3 h | Halber Tag bis mehrere Wochen | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 1-8 | 1-8 | 4-12 | 2-8 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | PDCA Log, Experiment Plan, Learning Outcome, Standard Change | Argument Map, Evidence Gaps, Decision Rationale | Balanced Scorecard, Strategic Measures, Initiative Map | DIBB document, Belief list, Bet list, Learning report |
Tagsno overlap | Continuous improvementLeanExperiments | SensemakingDecisionRationale | StrategyMetricsExecution | StrategyDecisionAssumptionsHypothesis |