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| Criterion |  Decision Making Wideband Delphi |  Business Strategy GAP Analysis |  Product Strategy Impact Mapping |  Product Strategy GIST Planning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | GAP Analysis compares the current state with a target picture and makes the distance manageable. It becomes useful when, ahead of new initiatives, it must become clear which capabilities, processes, or resources are missing. | When a goal needs to be connected to several possible paths, it shows chains of impact instead of feature lists. It connects business goal, behavior change, and measures. | GIST Planning helps clarify target groups, value, goals, and priorities. It links customer value, product logic, and decision priorities, and captures the result as goals, an idea bank, and a step-project list. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-4 h or multiple rounds | 1-3 h | 45-90 min | Wochen bis Monate je Goal |
Participantsdifferent | 4-12 Experten | 2-8 | 3-8 | 3-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Estimate Range, Assumption Log, Expert Consensus Notes | Gap Matrix, Action Plan, Risk Notes | Impact Map, Outcome Hypotheses, Delivery Options | Goals, Idea bank, Step-project list, Tasks, Learning reports |
Tagsno overlap | EstimationExpertsForecasting | StrategyAnalysisPlanning | OutcomesStrategyBehaviorPlanning | RoadmapOutcomesPlanningExperiments |