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Criterion
Surveys method illustration showing its working structure
UX Research
Surveys
Paper illustration of a decision table with criteria rows, weighted ratings, and a narrowly leading alternative.
Decision Making
Decision Matrix
Paper illustration of ICE Scoring with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
ICE Scoring
Paper illustration of Cost of Delay with its method-specific working model.
Delivery
Cost of Delay
Purposedifferent
When a topic needs to be validated broadly and many people can answer the same question, surveys gather structured feedback in a scalable form. Answers become comparable and segmentable instead of remaining merely anecdotal.When several options collide with several criteria, comparison quickly becomes subjective. A Decision Matrix makes the trade-off visible and brings weighting, criteria, and options into a shared logic.When ideas need sorting quickly, it condenses impact, confidence, and effort into one compact score. It connects customer value, product logic, and decision priorities. The result is captured as an ICE table and top-ideas list.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
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Timedifferent
3-14 Tage45-90 min30-60 min90-180 min
Participantsdifferent
50+2-82-83-8
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Survey Results, Charts, Segment InsightsDecision Matrix, Scoring Rationale, Selected OptionICE Table, Top Idea ListCoD Table, Prioritization Sequence
Tagsno overlap
QuantitativeResearchValidation
DecisionCriteriaScoringTradeoffs
PrioritizationScoringGrowthDecision
PrioritizationDeliveryEconomicsDecision
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