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| Criterion |  Facilitation Dot Estimation |  Product Strategy RICE Scoring |  Decision Making Trade-off Analysis |  Product Strategy ICE Scoring |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 many initiatives compete for the same resources, it brings reach, impact, confidence, and effort into one shared ranking. It makes prioritization economically connectable. | With limited resources, quality, speed, cost, and risk almost always compete with each other. Trade-off Analysis makes these tensions explicit and prevents decisions from producing hidden side effects. | When ideas need sorting quickly, it condenses impact, confidence, and effort into one compact score. It connects customer value, product logic, and decision priorities. The result is captured as an ICE table and top-ideas list. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 5-20 min | 60-90 min | 45-120 min | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-20 | 2-10 | 2-8 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Effort Heatmap, Risk Signals, Discussion Targets | RICE Scores, Ranked List, Assumption Log | Trade-off Matrix, Criteria List, Decision Rationale, Accepted Downsides | ICE Table, Top Idea List |
Tagsno overlap | EstimationEffortRisk | PrioritizationScoringRoadmapTradeoffs | TradeoffsDecisionCriteriaOptions | PrioritizationScoringGrowthDecision |