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Criterion
Decision Tree method illustration showing its working structure
Decision Making
Decision Tree
Paper illustration for Ideal Days.
Agile
Ideal Days
Purposedifferent
For decisions with follow-on paths and dependencies, a linear comparison is often not enough. A Decision Tree shows how options branch under conditions and which consequences hang on each branch.When effort needs to be thought of as real working time, it offers a simple common denominator for comparison. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as Ideal Day Estimates, Assumption Notes, and Capacity Caveats.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLow
Timedifferent
30-90 min15-60 min
Participantsdifferent
1-62-9
Formatsame
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Decision Tree, Option Map, Assumption ListIdeal Day Estimates, Assumption Notes, Capacity Caveats
Tagsno overlap
DecisionTreeOptions
EstimationEffortAgile
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Paper illustration for Constraint Analysis.
Decision Making
Constraint Analysis
Paper illustration for Dot Estimation.
Facilitation
Dot Estimation
Paper matrix with six colored hat cards for information, feeling, value, caution, ideas and process control.
Facilitation
Six Thinking Hats