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Criterion
Paper illustration for Dot Estimation.
Facilitation
Dot Estimation
Paper illustration for CATWOE Analysis.
Systems Thinking
CATWOE Analysis
Purposedifferent
When size or effort can only be estimated roughly, Dot Estimation condenses the group's experience into a quick range. It turns individual contributions into a visible selection. The result is captured as an Effort Heatmap, Risk Signals, and Discussion Targets.CATWOE structures a problem from six viewpoints and prevents too narrow a view of the situation. Different experiences of the system become comparably discussable this way.
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LowMedium
Timedifferent
5-20 min45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
3-203-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Effort Heatmap, Risk Signals, Discussion TargetsCATWOE Canvas, Root Definition, Stakeholder Perspectives, Constraints
Tagsno overlap
EstimationEffortRisk
Systems thinkingFramingStakeholders
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ATAM (Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method)
Paper illustration for PERT Estimation.
Decision Making
PERT Estimation