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| Criterion |  Business Strategy VMGS |  Decision Making Decision Tree |  Decision Making Option Framing |  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. | For decisions with follow-on paths and dependencies, a linear comparison is often not enough. A Decision Tree shows how options branch under conditions and which consequences hang on each branch. | 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. | 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 | Medium | Medium | High |
Timedifferent | 2-4 h | 30-90 min | 45-120 min | 1-4 Wochen |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 1-6 | 3-8 | 6-30 Experten |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Async |
Outputdifferent | Vision Statement, Mission Statement, Goals, Strategies | Decision Tree, Option Map, Assumption List | Option Frames, Assumption Notes, Comparable Shortlist, Decision Inputs | Expert Forecast, Consensus Range, Assumption Notes |
Tagsno overlap | VisionGoalsStrategy | DecisionTreeOptions | OptionsDecision framingStrategyComparison | ForecastingExpertsDecisionStrategy |