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| Criterion |  Operations Visual Management |  Facilitation Mind Mapping |  Operations ABC Analysis |  Facilitation Nominal Group Technique |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 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. | When loud voices could dominate a round, Nominal Group Technique protects individual thinking time from group effects. It collects ideas separately first and only then enables shared weighting. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | Ongoing | 15-45 min | 30-60 min | 60-120 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-20 | 1-10 | 1-5 | 5-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Visual Board, Status Indicators, Exception Cues | Mind Map, Topic Clusters, Open Questions | ABC Classification, Focus Rules, Control List | Ranked Ideas, Clarified Options, Group Priority |
Tagsno overlap | SignalsOperationsVisual management | BrainstormingIdeasMappingStructureFacilitation | PrioritizationOperationsPortfolio | FacilitationPrioritizationVotingInclusion |