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| Criterion |  Business Strategy TOWS Matrix |  Decision Making Constraint Analysis |  Business Strategy Balanced Scorecard |  Decision Making Delphi Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | The TOWS Matrix connects internal strengths and weaknesses with external opportunities and threats into action-oriented strategies. It goes a step further than a pure stocktaking. | When an initiative stalls, the limit often lies not in the idea but in hard or soft boundary conditions. Constraint Analysis separates these limits and shows which of them can actually be shaped. | Balanced Scorecard translates strategy into a few interconnected perspectives and metrics. It holds impact, steering, and learning together in daily work instead of narrowing strategy down to financial figures. | 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 | Medium | Low | High | High |
Timedifferent | 1-2 h | 30-90 min | Halber Tag bis mehrere Wochen | 1-4 Wochen |
Participantsdifferent | 3-10 | 2-8 | 4-12 | 6-30 Experten |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Async |
Outputdifferent | TOWS Matrix, Strategic Options, Priority Actions | Constraint List, Hard/Soft Classification, Option Impact Notes, Decision Boundaries | Balanced Scorecard, Strategic Measures, Initiative Map | Expert Forecast, Consensus Range, Assumption Notes |
Tagsno overlap | StrategyAnalysisOptions | ConstraintsDecisionPlanningOptions | StrategyMetricsExecution | ForecastingExpertsDecisionStrategy |