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| Criterion |  Operations Visual Management |  Business Strategy Scenario Planning |  Decision Making OODA Loop |  Operations After-Action Review |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | Scenario Planning opens the view to several plausible futures instead of a single forecast. The method protects strategies from depending on too narrow an expected path. | In dynamic situations, decisions become outdated faster than they can be prepared. The OODA Loop holds observing, orienting, deciding, and acting together as a recurring rhythm so reaction does not slide into inertia. | After missions or project phases with unclear outcomes, the method makes visible what actually happened and what can be learned from it. It separates course, effect, and causes so experience turns into solid improvement. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | High | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | Ongoing | 0.5-2 Tage | 15-60 min je Zyklus | 20-45 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-20 | 4-12 | 1-8 | 3-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Visual Board, Status Indicators, Exception Cues | Scenario Set, Strategic Implications, Robust Options | Situation Assessment, Decision Loop, Action Updates | Lessons learned, Action items, Event summary |
Tagsno overlap | SignalsOperationsVisual management | StrategyUncertaintyPlanning | DecisionChangeLearningStrategy | LearningOperationsImprovement |