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| Criterion |  Operations Visual Management |  Decision Making Delphi Method |  Decision Making Decision Matrix |  Product Strategy ICE Scoring |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | With high tempo and many parallel topics, the method makes status, deviations, and priorities visible at a glance. It reduces search effort and prevents what matters from getting lost in daily work. | 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 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 ideas need sorting quickly, it condenses impact, confidence, and effort into one compact score. It connects customer value, product logic, and decision priorities. The result is captured as an ICE table and top-ideas list. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | High | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | Ongoing | 1-4 Wochen | 45-90 min | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-20 | 6-30 Experten | 2-8 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Visual Board, Status Indicators, Exception Cues | Expert Forecast, Consensus Range, Assumption Notes | Decision Matrix, Scoring Rationale, Selected Option | ICE Table, Top Idea List |
Tagsno overlap | SignalsOperationsVisual management | ForecastingExpertsDecisionStrategy | DecisionCriteriaScoringTradeoffs | PrioritizationScoringGrowthDecision |