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| Criterion |  Decision Making Pre-Mortem |  Decision Making Risk Matrix |  Decision Making Argument Mapping |  Delivery Cost of Delay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | When a project faces many possible disruptions, it quickly becomes unclear which risks deserve attention first. It separates options, evaluation criteria, and open risks. The result is captured as a Risk Matrix and a Top Risk List. | 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. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | Medium | High |
Timedifferent | 20–45 min | 30-60 min | 1-3 h | 90-180 min |
Participantsdifferent | Small cross-functional group | 3-10 | 1-8 | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Risk list, Mitigation plan, Assumption log | Risk Matrix, Top Risk List | Argument Map, Evidence Gaps, Decision Rationale | CoD Table, Prioritization Sequence |
Tags1 shared | RiskDecisionFailurePlanning | RiskDecisionPrioritizationAssessment | SensemakingDecisionRationale | PrioritizationDeliveryEconomicsDecision |