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| Criterion |  Business Strategy TOWS Matrix |  Decision Making Delphi Method |  Decision Making Wideband Delphi |  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. | A single opinion rarely holds up for planning when the future is genuinely uncertain. It separates options, evaluation criteria, and open risks. The result is captured as an Estimate Range, Assumption Log, and Expert Consensus Notes. | 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 | High | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-2 h | 1-4 Wochen | 1-4 h or multiple rounds | 30-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-10 | 6-30 Experten | 4-12 Experten | 1-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | TOWS Matrix, Strategic Options, Priority Actions | Expert Forecast, Consensus Range, Assumption Notes | Estimate Range, Assumption Log, Expert Consensus Notes | Decision Tree, Option Map, Assumption List |
Tagsno overlap | StrategyAnalysisOptions | ForecastingExpertsDecisionStrategy | EstimationExpertsForecasting | DecisionTreeOptions |