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| Criterion |  Decision Making Delphi Method |  Agile WSJF |  Architecture LASR (Lightweight Approach for Software Reviews) |  Delivery Cost of Delay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 many tasks compete for the same capacity, it orders work by economic impact. It makes time lost, benefit, and effort comparable together. | LASR helps development teams identify where their software falls short of important quality goals and which improvements to consider. A small group with existing system knowledge can make an initial assessment and investigate open questions in more detail. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | High | High | Medium | High |
Timedifferent | 1-4 Wochen | 45-90 min | 3–4 h for initial assessment; preparation and deeper analysis additional | 90-180 min |
Participantsdifferent | 6-30 Experten | 3-10 | 1 or a small team; particularly suitable for 3–4 people | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Expert Forecast, Consensus Range, Assumption Notes | Ranked Backlog, Cost-of-Delay Assumptions | Lean Mission Statement describing the software’s purpose, Prioritized quality goals and evaluation criteria, Risks and estimated gaps against quality goals, More closely examined findings and open checks | CoD Table, Prioritization Sequence |
Tagsno overlap | ForecastingExpertsDecisionStrategy | LeanEconomicsSequencePrioritization | ArchitectureQualityRiskAssessmentLean | PrioritizationDeliveryEconomicsDecision |