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| Criterion |  Facilitation Timeline |  Decision Making Delphi Method |  Decision Making Decision Rights Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When a project, incident, or change process is only remembered in fragments, Timeline brings the sequence back into a readable form. It makes turning points, precursors, and after-effects recognizable over the course of time. | 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. | In organizations with many stakeholders, it often blurs who actually decides and who is merely consulted. It separates options, evaluation criteria, and open risks. The result is captured as a Decision Rights matrix and an agreement. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | High | Medium |
Timedifferent | 30-90 min | 1-4 Wochen | 90-180 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-12 | 6-30 Experten | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Timeline, Milestones, Insight Notes | Expert Forecast, Consensus Range, Assumption Notes | Decision Rights Matrix, Agreement |
Tagsno overlap | TimelineFacilitationSequence | ForecastingExpertsDecisionStrategy | DecisionGovernanceAlignmentResponsibility |
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