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Criterion
Paper illustration of ICE Scoring with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
ICE Scoring
Paper illustration of a team retrospective with three separate Start, Stop, and Continue areas and a shared action list.
Agile
Start Stop Continue
Paper illustration of a decision table with criteria rows, weighted ratings, and a narrowly leading alternative.
Decision Making
Decision Matrix
Paper illustration for Sailboat Retrospective
Agile
Sailboat Retrospective
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 a team wants to deliberately adjust its working behavior, it makes habits visible and assessable. It focuses on concrete changes instead of diffuse mood.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.When a team wants to read momentum, brakes, and risks together, it offers an easily understandable picture of the situation. It makes drive, obstacles, and headwind visible in the same picture.
Complexitydifferent
LowLowMediumLow
Timedifferent
30-60 min30-60 min45-90 min45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
2-83-122-84-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
ICE Table, Top Idea ListStart Stop Continue Board, Improvement ActionsDecision Matrix, Scoring Rationale, Selected OptionSailboat Board, Risks, Improvement Actions
Tagsno overlap
PrioritizationScoringGrowthDecision
RetrospectiveImprovementTeamReflection
DecisionCriteriaScoringTradeoffs
RetrospectiveTeamImprovement
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