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| Criterion |  Operations Visual Management |  Facilitation Dot Voting |  Facilitation Mind Mapping |  Operations ABC Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 a workshop has produced too many options and the group needs to condense quickly, dot voting makes preferences visible in a short time. It bundles individual votes into a solid signal for the next selection. | When a topic is still unclear and too many thoughts surface at once, Mind Mapping creates an open surface for ordering them. It makes connections, subtopics, and starting points visible without fixing them too early. | With many similar objects of differing economic significance, the method prioritizes effort by effect. It separates what needs regular steering from what rarely needs attention. |
Complexitysame | Low | Low | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | Ongoing | 5-15 min | 15-45 min | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-20 | 3-20 | 1-10 | 1-5 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Async |
Outputdifferent | Visual Board, Status Indicators, Exception Cues | Ranked list, Consensus signal, Shortlist | Mind Map, Topic Clusters, Open Questions | ABC Classification, Focus Rules, Control List |
Tagsno overlap | SignalsOperationsVisual management | FacilitationVotingConsensusPrioritization | BrainstormingIdeasMappingStructureFacilitation | PrioritizationOperationsPortfolio |