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Criterion
Paper illustration for Affinity Estimation.
Agile
Affinity Estimation
Anonymous individual judgments pass through feedback loops to form a distribution.
Decision Making
Delphi Method
Paper illustration for OODA Loop.
Decision Making
OODA Loop
Purposedifferent
When many tasks need to be classified quickly, it sorts them by perceived effort and similarity. It reduces the effort of fine-grained estimation for large volumes.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assessments iteratively and gradually brings expert judgments closer together.In dynamic situations, decisions become outdated faster than they can be prepared. The OODA Loop holds observing, orienting, deciding, and acting together as a recurring rhythm so reaction does not slide into inertia.
Complexitydifferent
MediumHighMedium
Timedifferent
30-90 min1-4 Wochen15-60 min je Zyklus
Participantsdifferent
3-126-30 Experten1-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopAsyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Affinity Size Map, Grouped Estimates, Unclear ItemsExpert Forecast, Consensus Range, Assumption NotesSituation Assessment, Decision Loop, Action Updates
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EstimationBacklogRelative sizing
ForecastingExpertsDecisionStrategy
DecisionChangeLearningStrategy
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Paper illustration of the Force Field Analysis working structure.
Decision Making
Force Field Analysis
Paper illustration for Wideband Delphi.
Decision Making
Wideband Delphi
Paper illustration of DIBB with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
DIBB