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Paper illustration for Decision Framing Workshop.
Decision Making
Decision Framing Workshop
Paper illustration for Three-Point Estimation.
Decision Making
Three-Point Estimation
Paper illustration for Trade-off Analysis.
Decision Making
Trade-off Analysis
Purposedifferent
When a decision is poorly framed, even good answers deliver little value. A Decision Framing Workshop sharpens the problem, goal, and boundaries before the actual weighing begins.A single estimate for effort, time, or risk often looks too smooth for the real uncertainty behind it. It separates options, evaluation criteria, and open risks. The result is captured as a Three-Point Estimate, Risk Range, and Assumption Notes.With limited resources, quality, speed, cost, and risk almost always compete with each other. Trade-off Analysis makes these tensions explicit and prevents decisions from producing hidden side effects.
Complexitysame
MediumMediumMedium
Timedifferent
60-120 min10-30 min je Item45-120 min
Participantsdifferent
4-101-82-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Decision Frame, Decision Question, Criteria List, Evidence PlanThree-Point Estimate, Risk Range, Assumption NotesTrade-off Matrix, Criteria List, Decision Rationale, Accepted Downsides
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Decision framingAlignmentCriteriaOptions
EstimationUncertaintyForecasting
TradeoffsDecisionCriteriaOptions
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