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| Criterion |  Decision Making Pre-Mortem |  Decision Making Force Field Analysis |  Facilitation Stakeholder Mapping |  Decision Making OODA Loop |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | 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. | 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. | When an initiative depends on many people, interests, and power dynamics, Stakeholder Mapping systematically orders the environment. It shows who influences, who is affected, and where relationship management or safeguarding matters first. | In dynamic situations, decisions become outdated faster than they can be prepared. The OODA Loop holds observing, orienting, deciding, and acting together as a recurring rhythm so reaction does not slide into inertia. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 20–45 min | 45-90 min | 60–90 min | 15-60 min je Zyklus |
Participantsdifferent | Small cross-functional group | 3-12 | 2-8 | 1-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Risk list, Mitigation plan, Assumption log | Force Field Map, Change Levers, Risk Notes | Stakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk Notes | Situation Assessment, Decision Loop, Action Updates |
Tagsno overlap | RiskDecisionFailurePlanning | ChangeDecisionStrategy | StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange | DecisionChangeLearningStrategy |