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| Criterion |  Operations Visual Management |  Decision Making Option Framing |  Business Strategy Ansoff Matrix |  Decision Making Decision Framing Workshop |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | In early decisions, alternatives are often still vague, incomplete, or blended together. Option Framing brings every possibility into a comparable form and makes visible which variant actually fits the question. | The Ansoff Matrix organizes growth options by market and product relation. It helps weigh expansion, diversification, and adaptation cleanly against each other. | When a decision is poorly framed, even good answers deliver little value. A Decision Framing Workshop sharpens the problem, goal, and boundaries before the actual weighing begins. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | Ongoing | 45-120 min | 45-90 min | 60-120 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-20 | 3-8 | 2-8 | 4-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Visual Board, Status Indicators, Exception Cues | Option Frames, Assumption Notes, Comparable Shortlist, Decision Inputs | Ansoff Matrix, Growth Options, Risk Notes | Decision Frame, Decision Question, Criteria List, Evidence Plan |
Tagsno overlap | SignalsOperationsVisual management | OptionsDecision framingStrategyComparison | GrowthStrategyMarketPortfolio | Decision framingAlignmentCriteriaOptions |