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| Criterion |  Decision Making Pre-Mortem |  Business Strategy GAP Analysis |  Business Strategy Scenario Planning |  Decision Making Delphi Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | GAP Analysis compares the current state with a target picture and makes the distance manageable. It becomes useful when, ahead of new initiatives, it must become clear which capabilities, processes, or resources are missing. | Scenario Planning opens the view to several plausible futures instead of a single forecast. The method protects strategies from depending on too narrow an expected path. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | High | High |
Timedifferent | 20–45 min | 1-3 h | 0.5-2 Tage | 1-4 Wochen |
Participantsdifferent | Small cross-functional group | 2-8 | 4-12 | 6-30 Experten |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop | Async |
Outputdifferent | Risk list, Mitigation plan, Assumption log | Gap Matrix, Action Plan, Risk Notes | Scenario Set, Strategic Implications, Robust Options | Expert Forecast, Consensus Range, Assumption Notes |
Tagsno overlap | RiskDecisionFailurePlanning | StrategyAnalysisPlanning | StrategyUncertaintyPlanning | ForecastingExpertsDecisionStrategy |