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| Criterion |  Decision Making Wideband Delphi |  Decision Making Delphi Method |  Business Strategy SWOT Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
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. | 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. | SWOT Analysis arranges strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats into a compact picture of the situation. It keeps internal capabilities and external influences separate before strategic options emerge from them. |
Complexitydifferent | High | High | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-4 h or multiple rounds | 1-4 Wochen | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 4-12 Experten | 6-30 Experten | 3-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Estimate Range, Assumption Log, Expert Consensus Notes | Expert Forecast, Consensus Range, Assumption Notes | SWOT matrix, Strategic options, Action list |
Tagsno overlap | EstimationExpertsForecasting | ForecastingExpertsDecisionStrategy | StrategyAnalysisMarketPositioning |
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