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| Criterion |  Engineering Goal Question Metric |  Facilitation Alignment Mapping |  Facilitation Nominal Group Technique |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | 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. | When several people work toward one goal but hold different mental maps, Alignment Mapping makes the discrepancies visible. It arranges goals, assumptions, and priorities so shared direction becomes verifiable. | When loud voices could dominate a round, Nominal Group Technique protects individual thinking time from group effects. It collects ideas separately first and only then enables shared weighting. |
Complexitysame | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 90-180 min | 1-2 h | 60-120 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-6 | 4-12 | 5-12 |
Formatsame | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | GQM Table, Metric Profiles | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions | Ranked Ideas, Clarified Options, Group Priority |
Tagsno overlap | MetricsMeasurementEngineeringAlignment | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation | FacilitationPrioritizationVotingInclusion |
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