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| Criterion |  Decision Making Wideband Delphi |  Business Strategy SWOT Analysis |  Decision Making Delphi Method |  Business Strategy Blue Ocean Strategy Canvas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | 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. | 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. | The Blue Ocean Strategy Canvas shows how an offering is positioned relative to the market. Differentiation thereby becomes tangible in value factors instead of merely being claimed. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Low | High | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-4 h or multiple rounds | 30-60 min | 1-4 Wochen | 2-4 h |
Participantsdifferent | 4-12 Experten | 3-12 | 6-30 Experten | 3-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Estimate Range, Assumption Log, Expert Consensus Notes | SWOT matrix, Strategic options, Action list | Expert Forecast, Consensus Range, Assumption Notes | Strategy Canvas, Value Curve, ERRC Actions |
Tagsno overlap | EstimationExpertsForecasting | StrategyAnalysisMarketPositioning | ForecastingExpertsDecisionStrategy | StrategyPositioningInnovationValue |