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| Criterion |  Systems Thinking Rich Picture |  Decision Making Risk Matrix |  Delivery Cost of Delay |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | A Rich Picture brings an unclear situation onto a shared drawing. It captures actors, tensions, information flows, and blind spots before the team jumps to solutions too early. | 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. | 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 | High |
Timedifferent | 30-90 min | 30-60 min | 90-180 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-10 | 3-10 | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Rich Picture, Problem Framing Notes | Risk Matrix, Top Risk List | CoD Table, Prioritization Sequence |
Tagsno overlap | Systems thinkingSoft systemsFramingVisualization | RiskDecisionPrioritizationAssessment | PrioritizationDeliveryEconomicsDecision |
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