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| Criterion | ![]() Business Strategy Scenario Planning | ![]() Decision Making DACI | ![]() Decision Making RAPID | ![]() Decision Making Delphi Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | Scenario Planning opens the view to several plausible futures instead of a single forecast. The method protects strategies from depending on too narrow an expected path. | In cross-functional decisions, responsibilities quickly blur between approval, influence, and execution. DACI arranges these roles so decision pressure, contribution, and information stay cleanly separated. | In complex management decisions, clarity is often missing about who recommends, who agrees, and who makes the decision. RAPID creates this assignment and stabilizes decisions across several levels. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Low | Medium | High |
Timedifferent | 0.5-2 Tage | 30-60 min | 45-90 min | 1-4 Wochen |
Participantsdifferent | 4-12 | 2-10 | 3-12 | 6-30 Experten |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Async |
Outputdifferent | Scenario Set, Strategic Implications, Robust Options | DACI Matrix, Decision Owner, Decision Log | RAPID Role Map, Recommendation, Decision Log | Expert Forecast, Consensus Range, Assumption Notes |
Tagsno overlap | StrategyUncertaintyPlanning | DecisionRolesGovernanceAlignment | DecisionRolesGovernance | ForecastingExpertsDecisionStrategy |



