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| Criterion |  Decision Making Trade-off Analysis |  Decision Making OODA Loop |  Product Discovery Assumption Mapping |  Decision Making Force Field Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | In dynamic situations, decisions become outdated faster than they can be prepared. The OODA Loop holds observing, orienting, deciding, and acting together as a recurring rhythm so reaction does not slide into inertia. | When assumptions still sit unordered in the room, it weighs uncertainty against leverage. It makes visible which hypotheses should be checked first. | In change initiatives, supporting and restraining forces sit at the table at the same time. Force Field Analysis makes these tensions explicit and shows where change can be pushed forward by strengthening or relieving. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 45-120 min | 15-60 min je Zyklus | 45-60 min | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 1-8 | 2-8 | 3-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Trade-off Matrix, Criteria List, Decision Rationale, Accepted Downsides | Situation Assessment, Decision Loop, Action Updates | Assumption map, Test backlog, Risk ranking | Force Field Map, Change Levers, Risk Notes |
Tagsno overlap | TradeoffsDecisionCriteriaOptions | DecisionChangeLearningStrategy | AssumptionsRiskExperimentsValidation | ChangeDecisionStrategy |