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| Criterion |  Operations Visual Management |  Decision Making Option Framing |  Operations Change Analysis |  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. | For a deviation after a change, the method isolates the influence of the altered condition. It narrows down which differences are relevant and which are just accompanying noise. | 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 | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | Ongoing | 45-120 min | 45-120 min | 60-120 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-20 | 3-8 | 2-6 | 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 | Change Matrix, Cause Hypotheses, Validation Questions, Action List | Decision Frame, Decision Question, Criteria List, Evidence Plan |
Tagsno overlap | SignalsOperationsVisual management | OptionsDecision framingStrategyComparison | ChangeRoot causeTroubleshootingComparison | Decision framingAlignmentCriteriaOptions |