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| Criterion |  Decision Making Wideband Delphi |  Facilitation Power Interest Grid |  Decision Making Delphi Method |  Facilitation Stakeholder Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 many stakeholders compete for attention at once, the Power Interest Grid sorts them by influence and stake. It turns individual contributions into a visible selection. The result is captured as a Power Interest Grid and a stakeholder-specific strategy. | 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. | When an initiative depends on many people, interests, and power dynamics, Stakeholder Mapping systematically orders the environment. It shows who influences, who is affected, and where relationship management or safeguarding matters first. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Low | High | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-4 h or multiple rounds | 30-60 min | 1-4 Wochen | 60–90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 4-12 Experten | 2-8 | 6-30 Experten | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Estimate Range, Assumption Log, Expert Consensus Notes | Power Interest Grid, Strategy per Stakeholder | Expert Forecast, Consensus Range, Assumption Notes | Stakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk Notes |
Tagsno overlap | EstimationExpertsForecasting | StakeholdersFacilitationAlignmentPlanning | ForecastingExpertsDecisionStrategy | StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange |