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| Criterion |  Operations PDCA Cycle |  Business Strategy Balanced Scorecard |  Systems Thinking Intervention Mapping |  Decision Making Force Field Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | 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. | Intervention Mapping translates a need for change into a planned, evaluable program. The method connects target group, determinants, actions, and measurement into a traceable chain. | In change initiatives, supporting and restraining forces sit at the table at the same time. Force Field Analysis makes these tensions explicit and shows where change can be pushed forward by strengthening or relieving. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | High | High | Low |
Timedifferent | 1 h bis mehrere Wochen | Halber Tag bis mehrere Wochen | 1-5 Tage | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-8 | 4-12 | 4-12 | 3-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | PDCA Log, Experiment Plan, Learning Outcome, Standard Change | Balanced Scorecard, Strategic Measures, Initiative Map | Logic Model, Change Objectives, Intervention Components, Evaluation Plan | Force Field Map, Change Levers, Risk Notes |
Tagsno overlap | Continuous improvementLeanExperiments | StrategyMetricsExecution | ChangeSystems thinkingCapability | ChangeDecisionStrategy |