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| Criterion |  Systems Thinking System Dynamics Simulation |  Delivery RAID Log |  Systems Thinking Stock and Flow Diagram |  Systems Thinking CATWOE Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | System Dynamics Simulation makes assumptions about time, delay, and feedback testable through experiments. It draws relationships, patterns, and feedback loops. The result is captured as a simulation model and scenario reports. | Helps clarify scope, sequence, and delivery flow in concrete terms. It makes work, boundaries, and order steerable. The result is captured as a RAID Log and a source for status reporting. | A Stock and Flow Diagram shows how stocks, inflows, and outflows shape a system over time. It is especially suited when growth, delays, or capacity limits determine the dynamics. | CATWOE structures a problem from six viewpoints and prevents too narrow a view of the situation. Different experiences of the system become comparably discussable this way. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Low | High | Medium |
Timedifferent | Mehrere Tage bis Wochen | 30 min Setup, dann laufend | 2-6 h | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-5 Modellierende, Stakeholder asynchron | 1-3 maintaining, briefing for everyone | 1-6 | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Simulation Model, Scenario Reports | RAID Log, Status Report Source | Stock and Flow Model, Dynamics Notes, Simulation Hypotheses | CATWOE Canvas, Root Definition, Stakeholder Perspectives, Constraints |
Tagsno overlap | Systems thinkingDynamicsSimulationAnalysis | RiskTrackingStakeholdersGovernance | DynamicsSimulationFeedbackSystems thinking | Systems thinkingFramingStakeholders |