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Criterion
Paper illustration for Dot Estimation.
Facilitation
Dot Estimation
Paper illustration of a branching impact map with a Why goal at the root, actor circles, How behavior changes and What options.
Product Strategy
Impact Mapping
Paper illustration of RAID Log with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Delivery
RAID Log
Paper illustration for Communication Plan
Delivery
Communication Plan
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 goal needs to be connected to several possible paths, it shows chains of impact instead of feature lists. It connects business goal, behavior change, and measures.Helps clarify scope, sequence, and delivery flow in concrete terms. It makes work, boundaries, and order steerable. The result is captured as a RAID Log and a source for status reporting.When many people need to be informed in parallel and messages would otherwise arrive unevenly or too late, a Communication Plan orders communication reliably. Channels, audiences, and cadences interlock so important information doesn't get lost.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumLowLow
Timedifferent
5-20 min45-90 min30 min Setup, dann laufend45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
3-203-81-3 maintaining, briefing for everyone2-6
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshopAsyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Effort Heatmap, Risk Signals, Discussion TargetsImpact Map, Outcome Hypotheses, Delivery OptionsRAID Log, Status Report SourceCommunication Plan, Channel Matrix, Message Cadence
Tagsno overlap
EstimationEffortRisk
OutcomesStrategyBehaviorPlanning
RiskTrackingStakeholdersGovernance
CommunicationStakeholdersDeliveryPlanning
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