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| Criterion |  Decision Making Trade-off Analysis |  Decision Making Decision Matrix |  Facilitation Power Interest Grid |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | With limited resources, quality, speed, cost, and risk almost always compete with each other. Trade-off Analysis makes these tensions explicit and prevents decisions from producing hidden side effects. | 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. | When many stakeholders compete for attention at once, the Power Interest Grid sorts them by influence and stake. It turns individual contributions into a visible selection. The result is captured as a Power Interest Grid and a stakeholder-specific strategy. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 45-120 min | 45-90 min | 30-60 min |
Participantssame | 2-8 | 2-8 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Trade-off Matrix, Criteria List, Decision Rationale, Accepted Downsides | Decision Matrix, Scoring Rationale, Selected Option | Power Interest Grid, Strategy per Stakeholder |
Tagsno overlap | TradeoffsDecisionCriteriaOptions | DecisionCriteriaScoringTradeoffs | StakeholdersFacilitationAlignmentPlanning |
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