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Criterion
Paper illustration of Value Chain Analysis with its method-specific working model.
Business Strategy
Value Chain Analysis
Anonymous individual judgments pass through feedback loops to form a distribution.
Decision Making
Delphi Method
Paper illustration of the Force Field Analysis working structure.
Decision Making
Force Field Analysis
Paper illustration for OODA Loop.
Decision Making
OODA Loop
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.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and shows where change can be pushed forward by strengthening or relieving.In dynamic situations, decisions become outdated faster than they can be prepared.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.
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HighHighLowMedium
Timedifferent
Half day1-4 Wochen45-90 min15-60 min je Zyklus
Participantsdifferent
3-86-30 Experten3-121-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopAsyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Value Chain Map, Lever ListExpert Forecast, Consensus Range, Assumption NotesForce Field Map, Change Levers, Risk NotesSituation Assessment, Decision Loop, Action Updates
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StrategyBusiness modelDiagnosisAnalysis
ForecastingExpertsDecisionStrategy
ChangeDecisionStrategy
DecisionChangeLearningStrategy
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