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| Criterion |  Systems Thinking Evaporating Cloud |  Agile Ideal Days |  Decision Making Delphi Method |  Facilitation Dot Estimation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | The method makes visible why two seemingly incompatible demands arise and which assumption must be tested to resolve the conflict. | When effort needs to be thought of as real working time, it offers a simple common denominator for comparison. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as Ideal Day Estimates, Assumption Notes, and Capacity Caveats. | When knowledge is distributed and direct dominance should be avoided, groups quickly fall under the sway of their opinion leaders. The Delphi Method gathers assessments iteratively and gradually brings expert judgments closer together. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | High | Low |
Timedifferent | 60-120 min | 15-60 min | 1-4 Wochen | 5-20 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 2-9 | 6-30 Experten | 3-20 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Conflict Cloud, Assumption List, Breakthrough Ideas, Next Experiments | Ideal Day Estimates, Assumption Notes, Capacity Caveats | Expert Forecast, Consensus Range, Assumption Notes | Effort Heatmap, Risk Signals, Discussion Targets |
Tagsno overlap | Theory of ConstraintsAssumptionsSystems thinking | EstimationEffortAgile | ForecastingExpertsDecisionStrategy | EstimationEffortRisk |