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| Criterion | ![]() Business Strategy Value Chain Analysis | ![]() Decision Making Delphi Method | ![]() Agile Affinity Estimation |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | Value Chain Analysis shows where value is created, costs accrue, and differentiation becomes possible along the process. It compares strengths, risks, market logic, and courses of action. The result is captured as a value-chain map and lever list. | 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 many tasks need to be classified quickly, it sorts them by perceived effort and similarity. It reduces the effort of fine-grained estimation for large volumes. |
Complexitydifferent | High | High | Medium |
Timedifferent | Half day | 1-4 Wochen | 30-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | 6-30 Experten | 3-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Value Chain Map, Lever List | Expert Forecast, Consensus Range, Assumption Notes | Affinity Size Map, Grouped Estimates, Unclear Items |
Tagsno overlap | StrategyBusiness modelDiagnosisAnalysis | ForecastingExpertsDecisionStrategy | EstimationBacklogRelative sizing |
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