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| Criterion |  Facilitation Dot Estimation |  Decision Making Pre-Mortem |  Decision Making Decision Matrix |  Engineering Failure Scenario 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. | 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. | When several options collide with several criteria, comparison quickly becomes subjective. A Decision Matrix makes the trade-off visible and brings weighting, criteria, and options into a shared logic. | In critical processes, it is not enough to plan only for the normal case. Failure Scenario Analysis looks at the path into failure and shows which failures, chains, and control gaps cause the most damage. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 5-20 min | 20–45 min | 45-90 min | 1-3 h |
Participantsdifferent | 3-20 | Small cross-functional group | 2-8 | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Effort Heatmap, Risk Signals, Discussion Targets | Risk list, Mitigation plan, Assumption log | Decision Matrix, Scoring Rationale, Selected Option | Failure Scenarios, Risk Notes, Control Gaps, Test and Response Actions |
Tagsno overlap | EstimationEffortRisk | RiskDecisionFailurePlanning | DecisionCriteriaScoringTradeoffs | FailureResilienceRisk |