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| Criterion |  Decision Making Wideband Delphi |  Business Strategy Balanced Scorecard |  UX Research HEART Framework |  Engineering Goal Question Metric |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | A single opinion rarely holds up for planning when the future is genuinely uncertain. It separates options, evaluation criteria, and open risks. The result is captured as an Estimate Range, Assumption Log, and Expert Consensus Notes. | Balanced Scorecard translates strategy into a few interconnected perspectives and metrics. It holds impact, steering, and learning together in daily work instead of narrowing strategy down to financial figures. | Helps clarify observations, needs, and patterns in concrete terms. It groups observations into patterns, questions, and decisions. The result is captured as a HEART-GSM table and dashboard. | Helps clarify technical problems, hypotheses, and next steps in concrete terms. It breaks a technical problem into testable parts. The result is captured as a GQM table and metric briefs. |
Complexitydifferent | High | High | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-4 h or multiple rounds | Halber Tag bis mehrere Wochen | 120 min initial, dann laufend | 90-180 min |
Participantsdifferent | 4-12 Experten | 4-12 | 3-6 | 3-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Estimate Range, Assumption Log, Expert Consensus Notes | Balanced Scorecard, Strategic Measures, Initiative Map | HEART-GSM Table, Dashboard | GQM Table, Metric Profiles |
Tagsno overlap | EstimationExpertsForecasting | StrategyMetricsExecution | MetricsUX researchMeasurementSatisfaction | MetricsMeasurementEngineeringAlignment |