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| Criterion |  Facilitation Dot Estimation |  Agile Story Points |  Product Strategy OKRs |  Engineering Goal Question Metric |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 teams want to rate complexity rather than hours, it creates a shared, relative scale. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as Point Estimates, Reference Stories, and Velocity Data. | When strategic direction needs to become measurable, it connects ambition with checkable results. It makes goals connectable to focus and review. | Helps clarify technical problems, hypotheses, and next steps in concrete terms. It breaks a technical problem into testable parts. The result is captured as a GQM table and metric briefs. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 5-20 min | laufend, 1-5 min je Item | 1-2 h Setup | 90-180 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-20 | 3-9 | 2-20 | 3-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Effort Heatmap, Risk Signals, Discussion Targets | Point Estimates, Reference Stories, Velocity Data | OKR set, Measurement plan, Review cadence | GQM Table, Metric Profiles |
Tagsno overlap | EstimationEffortRisk | EstimationAgileMeasurement | GoalsAlignmentOutcomesMeasurement | MetricsMeasurementEngineeringAlignment |