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| Criterion |  Agile Scrum |  Decision Making Argument Mapping |  Systems Thinking VUCA Scan |  Decision Making Force Field Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When a team needs to work in a fixed delivery rhythm, it stabilizes cadence, responsibility, and feedback loops. It makes collaboration reliable across sprint boundaries. | When statements, evidence, and counterarguments get mixed up, a debate quickly loses its structure. Argument Mapping breaks a thesis down into its reasoning and makes visible what it really rests on. | The VUCA Scan helps read difficult situations more precisely. Instead of treating unclarity as generally complicated, the method separates fast change, missing knowledge, systemic entanglement, and ambiguous interpretation. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-4 Wochen je Sprint, laufend | 1-3 h | 30-90 min | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-10 (Scrum Team) | 1-8 | 1-10 | 3-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Product Backlog, Sprint Backlog, Increment, Sprint Goal | Argument Map, Evidence Gaps, Decision Rationale | VUCA Map, Response Options, Signal and Learning Plan | Force Field Map, Change Levers, Risk Notes |
Tagsno overlap | AgileIterationCadence | SensemakingDecisionRationale | SensemakingUncertaintyComplexityStrategyForesight | ChangeDecisionStrategy |