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| Criterion |  Decision Making Wideband Delphi |  Engineering Goal Question Metric |  Business Strategy Balanced Scorecard |  Product Strategy KPI Tree |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | 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. | 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. | When metrics across the organization drift apart, it arranges drivers and effects under one shared logic. It connects customer value, product logic, and decision priorities. The result is captured as a KPI tree and owner list. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Medium | High | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-4 h or multiple rounds | 90-180 min | Halber Tag bis mehrere Wochen | 90-180 min initial, dann laufend |
Participantsdifferent | 4-12 Experten | 3-6 | 4-12 | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Estimate Range, Assumption Log, Expert Consensus Notes | GQM Table, Metric Profiles | Balanced Scorecard, Strategic Measures, Initiative Map | KPI Tree, Owner List |
Tagsno overlap | EstimationExpertsForecasting | MetricsMeasurementEngineeringAlignment | StrategyMetricsExecution | MetricsStrategyAlignmentMeasurement |