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| Criterion |  Decision Making Wideband Delphi |  Decision Making Pre-Mortem |  Growth A/B Testing |  Decision Making Delphi Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | In early initiatives with many uncertainties, planning quickly turns too optimistic. A pre-mortem makes the expected failure visible in advance and sharpens the view of causes, gaps, and countermeasures. | When two variants compete, discussions quickly decide by taste rather than effect. A/B Testing checks behavior under controlled conditions and separates real improvement from chance or expectation effects. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Low | High | High |
Timedifferent | 1-4 h or multiple rounds | 20–45 min | 1-4 Wochen | 1-4 Wochen |
Participantsdifferent | 4-12 Experten | Small cross-functional group | 1-6 | 6-30 Experten |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Async | Async |
Outputdifferent | Estimate Range, Assumption Log, Expert Consensus Notes | Risk list, Mitigation plan, Assumption log | Experiment results, Decision log, Learning summary | Expert Forecast, Consensus Range, Assumption Notes |
Tagsno overlap | EstimationExpertsForecasting | RiskDecisionFailurePlanning | ExperimentsGrowthAnalyticsValidation | ForecastingExpertsDecisionStrategy |