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| Criterion |  Decision Making Argument Mapping |  Delivery Cost of Delay |  Delivery MoSCoW |  Knowledge Modeling IBIS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When statements, evidence, and counterarguments get mixed up, a debate quickly loses its structure. Argument Mapping breaks a thesis down into its reasoning and makes visible what it really rests on. | Helps clarify scope, order, and delivery flow in concrete terms. It makes work, constraints, and sequence manageable. The result is captured as a Cost of Delay table and prioritization sequence. | When a release carries too many demands and priorities are only ever negotiated, MoSCoW creates clear boundaries for the next cut. Must, Should, Could, and Won't make commitment, room for maneuver, and trade-off logic visible to everyone involved. | IBIS structures thinking about complex questions as a sequence of issues, ideas, and arguments. The method keeps discussions open without forcing them into premature consensus. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | High | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 90-180 min | 30-90 min | 1-3 h |
Participantsdifferent | 1-8 | 3-8 | 3-12 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Argument Map, Evidence Gaps, Decision Rationale | CoD Table, Prioritization Sequence | Prioritized Backlog, Release Scope, Tradeoff Notes | Issue Map, Positions, Argument Notes |
Tags1 shared | SensemakingDecisionRationale | PrioritizationDeliveryEconomicsDecision | PrioritizationScopeDecision | RationaleKnowledgeDecision |