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Scenario Planning method illustration showing its working structure
Business Strategy
Scenario Planning
Paper illustration for PERT Estimation.
Decision Making
PERT Estimation
Anonymous individual judgments pass through feedback loops to form a distribution.
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.On complex initiatives, a plain average tends to understate just how uncertain the outcome really is. It separates options, evaluation criteria, and open risks. The result is captured as a PERT Estimate, Expected Value, and Risk Notes.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
HighMediumHigh
Timedifferent
0.5-2 Tage15-45 min1-4 Wochen
Participantsdifferent
4-121-86-30 Experten
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncAsync
Outputdifferent
Scenario Set, Strategic Implications, Robust OptionsPERT Estimate, Expected Value, Risk NotesExpert Forecast, Consensus Range, Assumption Notes
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StrategyUncertaintyPlanning
EstimationUncertaintyRisk
ForecastingExpertsDecisionStrategy
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A hypothetical failure makes concrete risks, signals, and fitting mitigations visible.
Decision Making
Pre-Mortem
Paper illustration for Three-Point Estimation.
Decision Making
Three-Point Estimation
Paper illustration for Wideband Delphi.
Decision Making
Wideband Delphi
Paper illustration of an assumption matrix with prioritized test cards
Decision Making
Assumption Surfacing