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| Criterion |  Decision Making Risk Matrix |  Innovation Design Thinking |  Product Strategy RICE Scoring |  Product Strategy ICE Scoring |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | 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. | For complex user problems with an uncertain cause, the method connects observation, interpretation, and experiment into a learning cycle. It keeps the focus on real needs and avoids premature solution language. This produces robust decisions for product and service. | When many initiatives compete for the same resources, it brings reach, impact, confidence, and effort into one shared ranking. It makes prioritization economically connectable. | When ideas need sorting quickly, it condenses impact, confidence, and effort into one compact score. It connects customer value, product logic, and decision priorities. The result is captured as an ICE table and top-ideas list. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | High | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 30-60 min | 1 Tag bis mehrere Wochen | 60-90 min | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-10 | 4-10 | 2-10 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Risk Matrix, Top Risk List | Problem Statement, Prototype, Test Learnings | RICE Scores, Ranked List, Assumption Log | ICE Table, Top Idea List |
Tagsno overlap | RiskDecisionPrioritizationAssessment | InnovationPrototypeResearch | PrioritizationScoringRoadmapTradeoffs | PrioritizationScoringGrowthDecision |