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Criterion
Anonymous individual judgments pass through feedback loops to form a distribution.
Decision Making
Delphi Method
Paper illustration for NoEstimates.
Agile
NoEstimates
Paper illustration of a calm four-quadrant Assumption Map with hypothesis cards and emphasis on important assumptions with little evidence.
Product Discovery
Assumption Mapping
Paper illustration for Wideband Delphi.
Decision Making
Wideband Delphi
Purposedifferent
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.When estimating slows a team down more than it helps, it shifts the focus to flow, small slices, and real lead time. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as Throughput Data, Flow Forecast, and Slicing Rules.When assumptions still sit unordered in the room, it weighs uncertainty against leverage. It makes visible which hypotheses should be checked first.A single opinion rarely holds up for planning when the future is genuinely uncertain. It separates options, evaluation criteria, and open risks. The result is captured as an Estimate Range, Assumption Log, and Expert Consensus Notes.
Complexitydifferent
HighMediumMediumHigh
Timedifferent
1-4 Wochenlaufend45-60 min1-4 h or multiple rounds
Participantsdifferent
6-30 Experten2-122-84-12 Experten
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Expert Forecast, Consensus Range, Assumption NotesThroughput Data, Flow Forecast, Slicing RulesAssumption map, Test backlog, Risk rankingEstimate Range, Assumption Log, Expert Consensus Notes
Tagsno overlap
ForecastingExpertsDecisionStrategy
EstimationForecastingFlow
AssumptionsRiskExperimentsValidation
EstimationExpertsForecasting
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