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| Criterion |  Facilitation Dot Estimation |  Decision Making Decision Framing Workshop |  Decision Making Pre-Mortem |
|---|---|---|---|
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. | 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. | In early initiatives with many uncertainties, planning quickly turns too optimistic. A pre-mortem makes the expected failure visible in advance and sharpens the view of causes, gaps, and countermeasures. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 5-20 min | 60-120 min | 20–45 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-20 | 4-10 | Small cross-functional group |
Formatsame | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Effort Heatmap, Risk Signals, Discussion Targets | Decision Frame, Decision Question, Criteria List, Evidence Plan | Risk list, Mitigation plan, Assumption log |
Tagsno overlap | EstimationEffortRisk | Decision framingAlignmentCriteriaOptions | RiskDecisionFailurePlanning |
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