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| Criterion |  Business Strategy VMGS |  Decision Making Option Framing |  Decision Making Decision Tree |  Decision Making Decision Framing Workshop |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | 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 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. | 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. |
Complexitysame | Medium | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 2-4 h | 45-120 min | 30-90 min | 60-120 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 3-8 | 1-6 | 4-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Vision Statement, Mission Statement, Goals, Strategies | Option Frames, Assumption Notes, Comparable Shortlist, Decision Inputs | Decision Tree, Option Map, Assumption List | Decision Frame, Decision Question, Criteria List, Evidence Plan |
Tagsno overlap | VisionGoalsStrategy | OptionsDecision framingStrategyComparison | DecisionTreeOptions | Decision framingAlignmentCriteriaOptions |