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Criterion
Paper illustration of ICE Scoring with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
ICE Scoring
Paper illustration for Affinity Estimation.
Agile
Affinity Estimation
Paper illustration of a decision table with criteria rows, weighted ratings, and a narrowly leading alternative.
Decision Making
Decision Matrix
Paper illustration of Cost of Delay with its method-specific working model.
Delivery
Cost of Delay
Purposedifferent
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.When many tasks need to be classified quickly, it sorts them by perceived effort and similarity. It reduces the effort of fine-grained estimation for large volumes.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.Helps clarify scope, order, and delivery flow in concrete terms. It makes work, constraints, and sequence manageable. The result is captured as a Cost of Delay table and prioritization sequence.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumMediumHigh
Timedifferent
30-60 min30-90 min45-90 min90-180 min
Participantsdifferent
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Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
ICE Table, Top Idea ListAffinity Size Map, Grouped Estimates, Unclear ItemsDecision Matrix, Scoring Rationale, Selected OptionCoD Table, Prioritization Sequence
Tagsno overlap
PrioritizationScoringGrowthDecision
EstimationBacklogRelative sizing
DecisionCriteriaScoringTradeoffs
PrioritizationDeliveryEconomicsDecision
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