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| Criterion |  Decision Making Risk Matrix |  Decision Making Force Field Analysis |  Decision Making Delphi Method |  Delivery Cost of Delay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | 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 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. | 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 | High |
Timedifferent | 30-60 min | 45-90 min | 1-4 Wochen | 90-180 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-10 | 3-12 | 6-30 Experten | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Risk Matrix, Top Risk List | Force Field Map, Change Levers, Risk Notes | Expert Forecast, Consensus Range, Assumption Notes | CoD Table, Prioritization Sequence |
Tags1 shared | RiskDecisionPrioritizationAssessment | ChangeDecisionStrategy | ForecastingExpertsDecisionStrategy | PrioritizationDeliveryEconomicsDecision |