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| Criterion |  Business Strategy TOWS Matrix |  Decision Making Delphi Method |  Decision Making Decision Matrix |  Decision Making Decision Tree |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 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. | When several options collide with several criteria, comparison quickly becomes subjective. A Decision Matrix makes the trade-off visible and brings weighting, criteria, and options into a shared logic. | For decisions with follow-on paths and dependencies, a linear comparison is often not enough. A Decision Tree shows how options branch under conditions and which consequences hang on each branch. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | High | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-2 h | 1-4 Wochen | 45-90 min | 30-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-10 | 6-30 Experten | 2-8 | 1-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | TOWS Matrix, Strategic Options, Priority Actions | Expert Forecast, Consensus Range, Assumption Notes | Decision Matrix, Scoring Rationale, Selected Option | Decision Tree, Option Map, Assumption List |
Tagsno overlap | StrategyAnalysisOptions | ForecastingExpertsDecisionStrategy | DecisionCriteriaScoringTradeoffs | DecisionTreeOptions |