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| Criterion |  Facilitation Timeline |  Decision Making Delphi Method |  Business Strategy Value Chain Analysis |  Facilitation Alignment 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. | Value Chain Analysis shows where value is created, costs accrue, and differentiation becomes possible along the process. It compares strengths, risks, market logic, and courses of action. The result is captured as a value-chain map and lever list. | When several people work toward one goal but hold different mental maps, Alignment Mapping makes the discrepancies visible. It arranges goals, assumptions, and priorities so shared direction becomes verifiable. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | High | High | Medium |
Timedifferent | 30-90 min | 1-4 Wochen | Half day | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 2-12 | 6-30 Experten | 3-8 | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Timeline, Milestones, Insight Notes | Expert Forecast, Consensus Range, Assumption Notes | Value Chain Map, Lever List | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions |
Tagsno overlap | TimelineFacilitationSequence | ForecastingExpertsDecisionStrategy | StrategyBusiness modelDiagnosisAnalysis | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation |