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| Criterion |  Business Strategy SWOT Analysis |  Operations ABC Analysis |  Delivery Cost of Delay |  Decision Making Delphi Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | SWOT Analysis arranges strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats into a compact picture of the situation. It keeps internal capabilities and external influences separate before strategic options emerge from them. | With many similar objects of differing economic significance, the method prioritizes effort by effect. It separates what needs regular steering from what rarely needs attention. | 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. | 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 | Low | Low | High | High |
Timedifferent | 30-60 min | 30-60 min | 90-180 min | 1-4 Wochen |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 1-5 | 3-8 | 6-30 Experten |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Async | Workshop | Async |
Outputdifferent | SWOT matrix, Strategic options, Action list | ABC Classification, Focus Rules, Control List | CoD Table, Prioritization Sequence | Expert Forecast, Consensus Range, Assumption Notes |
Tagsno overlap | StrategyAnalysisMarketPositioning | PrioritizationOperationsPortfolio | PrioritizationDeliveryEconomicsDecision | ForecastingExpertsDecisionStrategy |