Turns scope, ordering, and flow into a tangible result by collecting items, assigning must/should/could/won't categories, and finalizing the release set.
Core question: Which items must be included in the release, which are negotiable, and how much scope remains for stakeholder negotiation?
Decision methodMethod form: Decision method. Describes how this method is used in practice.LowComplexity: low. Estimates preparation, facilitation effort, and method confidence needed.Workshop + asyncFormat: workshop or async. Shows whether the method works in a workshop, asynchronously, or both.
30-90 min
3-12
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Decision MakingCategory: Decision Making. Describes the method's domain of use.
Turns options, criteria, and risks into a tangible result through defining the initiative, assuming failure, and assigning mitigations.
Core question: What reasons could cause the initiative to fail, and which mitigations can we build in now to reduce these risks?
Decision methodMethod form: Decision method. Describes how this method is used in practice.LowComplexity: low. Estimates preparation, facilitation effort, and method confidence needed.WorkshopFormat: workshop. Shows whether the method works in a workshop, asynchronously, or both.
20-45 min
4-10
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Decision MakingCategory: Decision Making. Describes the method's domain of use.
Turns options, criteria, and risks into a tangible result by defining the decision question, collecting options and conditions, and discussing the best path.
Core question: Which option or rule emerges when conditions, consequences, and uncertainties are explicitly branched?
Decision methodMethod form: Decision method. Describes how this method is used in practice.MediumComplexity: medium. Estimates preparation, facilitation effort, and method confidence needed.Workshop + asyncFormat: workshop or async. Shows whether the method works in a workshop, asynchronously, or both.
30-90 min
1-6
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Decision MakingCategory: Decision Making. Describes the method's domain of use.
Turns options, criteria, and risks into a tangible result by defining the question and panel, querying in the first round, and deriving the outcome in the next round.
Core question: What range or which consensus emerges when experts give iterative, anonymous estimates on an uncertain future question?
Decision methodMethod form: Decision method. Describes how this method is used in practice.HighComplexity: high. Estimates preparation, facilitation effort, and method confidence needed.AsyncFormat: async. Shows whether the method works in a workshop, asynchronously, or both.
1-4 Wochen
6-30 Experten
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Decision MakingCategory: Decision Making. Describes the method's domain of use.
Turns options, criteria, and risks into a tangible result by describing the change objective, collecting driving forces, and deriving interventions.
Core question: Which forces drive the desired change and which restrain it, and which interventions most strongly shift the balance?
Mapping toolMethod form: Mapping tool. Describes how this method is used in practice.LowComplexity: low. Estimates preparation, facilitation effort, and method confidence needed.WorkshopFormat: workshop. Shows whether the method works in a workshop, asynchronously, or both.
45-90 min
3-12
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Knowledge ModelingCategory: Knowledge Modeling. Describes the method's domain of use.
Clarifies concepts, relationships, and rules by framing the issue, collecting positions, and marking decisions or open questions.
Core question: Which positions answer the central issue, and which arguments support or challenge each position?
Mapping toolMethod form: Mapping tool. Describes how this method is used in practice.MediumComplexity: medium. Estimates preparation, facilitation effort, and method confidence needed.Workshop + asyncFormat: workshop or async. Shows whether the method works in a workshop, asynchronously, or both.
1-3 h
2-8
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OperationsCategory: Operations. Describes the method's domain of use.
Clarifies workflows, data, causes, and improvements by framing the situation, analyzing the problem with is/is not, and planning risks and actions.
Core question: Which cause, decision, or risk measure can be derived through disciplined separation of facts, hypotheses, and decision criteria?
Analysis methodMethod form: Analysis method. Describes how this method is used in practice.HighComplexity: high. Estimates preparation, facilitation effort, and method confidence needed.Workshop + asyncFormat: workshop or async. Shows whether the method works in a workshop, asynchronously, or both.
2-8 h
2-8
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Decision MakingCategory: Decision Making. Describes the method's domain of use.
Moves options, criteria, and risks toward a concrete result through "set the scales for likelihood and impact", "collect risks or carry them over from earlier identification", and "define actions for each high-risk item".
Core question: Where does each risk sit on probability-impact scale, and which risks need immediate action, which observation, which accepted exposure?
Decision methodMethod form: Decision method. Describes how this method is used in practice.LowComplexity: low. Estimates preparation, facilitation effort, and method confidence needed.Workshop + asyncFormat: workshop or async. Shows whether the method works in a workshop, asynchronously, or both.
30-60 min
3-10
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FacilitationCategory: Facilitation. Describes the method's domain of use.
Turns group contributions, selection, and decision-making into a tangible result by defining the core question, choosing the sequence of hats, and deriving decision or next steps.
Core question: Which insights per thinking mode contribute to a more balanced assessment or decision on the guiding question?
Facilitation methodMethod form: Facilitation method. Describes how this method is used in practice.MediumComplexity: medium. Estimates preparation, facilitation effort, and method confidence needed.WorkshopFormat: workshop. Shows whether the method works in a workshop, asynchronously, or both.
45-90 min
4-12
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Decision MakingCategory: Decision Making. Describes the method's domain of use.
Clarifies options, criteria, and risks by framing the central question, recording the main claim, and marking weak spots.
Core question: Which claim is supported by which reasons and evidence, where are the counterarguments, and which gaps must be closed before a decision is made?
Mapping toolMethod form: Mapping tool. Describes how this method is used in practice.MediumComplexity: medium. Estimates preparation, facilitation effort, and method confidence needed.Workshop + asyncFormat: workshop or async. Shows whether the method works in a workshop, asynchronously, or both.
1-3 h
1-8
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Decision MakingCategory: Decision Making. Describes the method's domain of use.
Clarifies options, criteria, and risks by framing the initiative or decision, collecting implicit assumptions, and planning tests or research.
Core question: Which implicit assumptions hold up the initiative, and which of them are so important and uncertain that we need to test them before implementation?
Decision methodMethod form: Decision method. Describes how this method is used in practice.LowComplexity: low. Estimates preparation, facilitation effort, and method confidence needed.Workshop + asyncFormat: workshop or async. Shows whether the method works in a workshop, asynchronously, or both.
45-90 min
2-8
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Decision MakingCategory: Decision Making. Describes the method's domain of use.
Turns options, criteria, and risks into a tangible result by defining the problem or decision boundary, collecting constraints, and deriving design or decision rules.
Core question: Which hard and soft constraints limit the solution space, and which of them are negotiable?
Decision methodMethod form: Decision method. Describes how this method is used in practice.LowComplexity: low. Estimates preparation, facilitation effort, and method confidence needed.Workshop + asyncFormat: workshop or async. Shows whether the method works in a workshop, asynchronously, or both.
30-90 min
2-8
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DeliveryCategory: Delivery. Describes the method's domain of use.
Moves scope, order, and delivery flow toward a concrete result through "adopt the initiative list", "clarify value types for each initiative, such as revenue, efficiency, or risk", and "derive a sorted sequence".
Core question: How much does each week cost us when this initiative is not delivered, and in which order should we maximize avoided loss?
Decision methodMethod form: Decision method. Describes how this method is used in practice.HighComplexity: high. Estimates preparation, facilitation effort, and method confidence needed.WorkshopFormat: workshop. Shows whether the method works in a workshop, asynchronously, or both.
90-180 min
3-8
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Decision MakingCategory: Decision Making. Describes the method's domain of use.
Turns options, criteria, and risks into a tangible result by collecting cases or challenges, explaining the Cynefin domains, and deriving the next actions.
Core question: In which Cynefin domain is each listed situation, and which response logic (Sense-Categorize-Respond through Act-Sense-Respond) is therefore appropriate?
Decision methodMethod form: Decision method. Describes how this method is used in practice.MediumComplexity: medium. Estimates preparation, facilitation effort, and method confidence needed.WorkshopFormat: workshop. Shows whether the method works in a workshop, asynchronously, or both.
60-180 min
4-20
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Decision MakingCategory: Decision Making. Describes the method's domain of use.
Turns options, criteria, and risks into a tangible result by defining the decision, naming the driver and approver, and documenting decision and follow-up.
Core question: What decision does the Approver make based on Driver preparation and Contributor input, and who gets informed when and by whom?
Decision methodMethod form: Decision method. Describes how this method is used in practice.LowComplexity: low. Estimates preparation, facilitation effort, and method confidence needed.Workshop + asyncFormat: workshop or async. Shows whether the method works in a workshop, asynchronously, or both.
30-60 min
2-10
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FacilitationCategory: Facilitation. Describes the method's domain of use.
Turns group inputs, selection, and decision-making into a tangible result by collecting problems silently, clustering and prioritizing, and choosing experiments.
Core question: Which problem is most important right now, and which concrete first step changes it in the next 14 days?
Facilitation methodMethod form: Facilitation method. Describes how this method is used in practice.LowComplexity: low. Estimates preparation, facilitation effort, and method confidence needed.WorkshopFormat: workshop. Shows whether the method works in a workshop, asynchronously, or both.
60-90 min
4-10
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Decision MakingCategory: Decision Making. Describes the method's domain of use.
Turns options, criteria, and risks into a tangible result by listing options, defining criteria, and checking result and sensitivity.
Core question: Which option achieves the highest weighted score, and which sensitivity cases influence the recommendation?
Decision methodMethod form: Decision method. Describes how this method is used in practice.MediumComplexity: medium. Estimates preparation, facilitation effort, and method confidence needed.Workshop + asyncFormat: workshop or async. Shows whether the method works in a workshop, asynchronously, or both.
45-90 min
2-8
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Decision MakingCategory: Decision Making. Describes the method's domain of use.
Moves options, criteria, and risks toward a concrete result through "identify key decision types", "collect roles", and "document and communicate the agreement".
Core question: Which role decides which type of decision, which roles are consulted before it, which are informed afterwards, and how do we make that binding?
Decision methodMethod form: Decision method. Describes how this method is used in practice.MediumComplexity: medium. Estimates preparation, facilitation effort, and method confidence needed.WorkshopFormat: workshop. Shows whether the method works in a workshop, asynchronously, or both.
90-180 min
4-12
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Product StrategyCategory: Product Strategy. Describes the method's domain of use.
Links data, insights, beliefs, and bets so strategy and product decisions become traceable and reviewable.
Core question: On what basis, and with which Beliefs and Insights from which data, does the team take which Bet (decision)?
Decision methodMethod form: Decision method. Describes how this method is used in practice.LowComplexity: low. Estimates preparation, facilitation effort, and method confidence needed.Workshop + asyncFormat: workshop or async. Shows whether the method works in a workshop, asynchronously, or both.
1-2 h
2-8
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Product StrategyCategory: Product Strategy. Describes the method's domain of use.
Moves target group, value, goals, and priorities toward a concrete result through "prepare the idea backlog", "define scales for I, C, and E", and "select top ideas for testing or building".
Core question: Which ideas give us the highest learning rate per effort and which should we intentionally exclude?
Decision methodMethod form: Decision method. Describes how this method is used in practice.LowComplexity: low. Estimates preparation, facilitation effort, and method confidence needed.Workshop + asyncFormat: workshop or async. Shows whether the method works in a workshop, asynchronously, or both.
30-60 min
2-8
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Decision MakingCategory: Decision Making. Describes the method's domain of use.
Turns options, criteria, and risks into a tangible result by naming an initiative, defining desired impact, and selecting the next smallest step.
Core question: Is this initiative worth starting now, and if so what is the smallest next step?
Decision methodMethod form: Decision method. Describes how this method is used in practice.LowComplexity: low. Estimates preparation, facilitation effort, and method confidence needed.Workshop + asyncFormat: workshop or async. Shows whether the method works in a workshop, asynchronously, or both.
20-45 min
1-6
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Decision MakingCategory: Decision Making. Describes the method's domain of use.
Turns options, criteria, and risks into a tangible result by observing the situation, interpreting signals and context, and reviewing the effect of each cycle.
Core question: Which observation, orientation, decision, and action is one step ahead in the current loop, and which follow-up loop comes next?
Process modelMethod form: Process model. Describes how this method is used in practice.MediumComplexity: medium. Estimates preparation, facilitation effort, and method confidence needed.Workshop + asyncFormat: workshop or async. Shows whether the method works in a workshop, asynchronously, or both.
15-60 min je Zyklus
1-8
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Decision MakingCategory: Decision Making. Describes the method's domain of use.
Turns options, criteria, and risks into a tangible result by delimiting the decision, assigning RAPID roles, and documenting the decision and action steps.
Core question: Which decision does the Decider make based on recommendation, Agreer approval and Performer feasibility?
Decision methodMethod form: Decision method. Describes how this method is used in practice.MediumComplexity: medium. Estimates preparation, facilitation effort, and method confidence needed.Workshop + asyncFormat: workshop or async. Shows whether the method works in a workshop, asynchronously, or both.
45-90 min
3-12
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Decision MakingCategory: Decision Making. Describes the method's domain of use.
Turns options, criteria, and risks into a tangible result by defining scope, clarifying the Red Team role, and deriving mitigations.
Core question: Which attack vectors, weaknesses or entry paths overcome the artifact, and which of these vectors are likely enough to justify mitigation?
Decision methodMethod form: Decision method. Describes how this method is used in practice.HighComplexity: high. Estimates preparation, facilitation effort, and method confidence needed.WorkshopFormat: workshop. Shows whether the method works in a workshop, asynchronously, or both.
1-4 h
3-8
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ArchitectureCategory: Architecture. Describes the method's domain of use.
Uses a structured proposal and review process to make non-trivial technical or product changes discussable and decidable.
Core question: Which change does the team propose, with which rationale, alternatives and tradeoffs, and who decides by when?
Decision methodMethod form: Decision method. Describes how this method is used in practice.MediumComplexity: medium. Estimates preparation, facilitation effort, and method confidence needed.AsyncFormat: async. Shows whether the method works in a workshop, asynchronously, or both.
1-3 Wochen vom Draft bis zur Entscheidung
3-20 Reviewer
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Decision MakingCategory: Decision Making. Describes the method's domain of use.
Turns options, criteria, and risks into a tangible result by framing the decision, collecting options, and documenting trade-offs and the decision.
Core question: Which option accepts which disadvantages, and which compromise best fits the decision criteria?
Decision methodMethod form: Decision method. Describes how this method is used in practice.MediumComplexity: medium. Estimates preparation, facilitation effort, and method confidence needed.Workshop + asyncFormat: workshop or async. Shows whether the method works in a workshop, asynchronously, or both.