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| Criterion |  Decision Making Risk Matrix |  Decision Making Trade-off Analysis |  Knowledge Modeling Concept Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|
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. | With limited resources, quality, speed, cost, and risk almost always compete with each other. Trade-off Analysis makes these tensions explicit and prevents decisions from producing hidden side effects. | Concept Mapping arranges terms and relationships in a network that makes subject-matter connections tangible. It fits when a topic needs to be understood structurally rather than linearly. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 30-60 min | 45-120 min | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 3-10 | 2-8 | 1-8 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Risk Matrix, Top Risk List | Trade-off Matrix, Criteria List, Decision Rationale, Accepted Downsides | Concept Map, Relationship Labels, Knowledge Gaps |
Tagsno overlap | RiskDecisionPrioritizationAssessment | TradeoffsDecisionCriteriaOptions | KnowledgeConceptsMappingSensemaking |
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