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| Criterion |  Systems Thinking Wardley Mapping |  Decision Making Delphi Method |  Systems Thinking Current Reality Tree |  Operations Causal Factor Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | Wardley Mapping makes visible where an offering stands today and where it can evolve. The method connects user need, value chain, and evolution stages into a strategic basis for platform, build, or buy decisions. | 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. | A Current Reality Tree condenses many symptoms into a few causal chains. The method makes visible which core problems drive several negative effects at once. | For an event with a complicated course, the method breaks down the contributing factors along the timeline. It shows how conditions, decisions, and reactions together produce a course of events. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | High | High | High |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 1-4 Wochen | 2-6 h | 2-6 h |
Participantsdifferent | 2-10 | 6-30 Experten | 3-8 | 3-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Wardley Map, Strategic Options, Evolution Notes | Expert Forecast, Consensus Range, Assumption Notes | Current Reality Tree, Core Problems, Intervention Ideas | Event Timeline, Causal Factor Chart, Cause List, Corrective Actions |
Tagsno overlap | StrategySystems thinkingDynamics | ForecastingExpertsDecisionStrategy | Systems thinkingRoot causeConstraintsCausality | CausalityIncidentRoot causeTimeline |