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| Criterion |  Business Strategy VMGS |  Delivery Cost of Delay |  Decision Making Decision Matrix |  Decision Making Delphi Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | VMGS arranges vision, mission, goals, and strategies into a clear guiding logic. Direction, purpose, and priorities are connected so teams can decide more coherently. | Helps clarify scope, order, and delivery flow in concrete terms. It makes work, constraints, and sequence manageable. The result is captured as a Cost of Delay table and prioritization sequence. | When several options collide with several criteria, comparison quickly becomes subjective. A Decision Matrix makes the trade-off visible and brings weighting, criteria, and options into a shared logic. | When knowledge is distributed and direct dominance should be avoided, groups quickly fall under the sway of their opinion leaders. The Delphi Method gathers assessments iteratively and gradually brings expert judgments closer together. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | High | Medium | High |
Timedifferent | 2-4 h | 90-180 min | 45-90 min | 1-4 Wochen |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 3-8 | 2-8 | 6-30 Experten |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async | Async |
Outputdifferent | Vision Statement, Mission Statement, Goals, Strategies | CoD Table, Prioritization Sequence | Decision Matrix, Scoring Rationale, Selected Option | Expert Forecast, Consensus Range, Assumption Notes |
Tagsno overlap | VisionGoalsStrategy | PrioritizationDeliveryEconomicsDecision | DecisionCriteriaScoringTradeoffs | ForecastingExpertsDecisionStrategy |