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Criterion
Paper illustration for Ideal Days.
Agile
Ideal Days
Paper illustration of Decision Rights Mapping with its method-specific working model.
Decision Making
Decision Rights Mapping
Purposedifferent
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.In organizations with many stakeholders, it often blurs who actually decides and who is merely consulted. It separates options, evaluation criteria, and open risks. The result is captured as a Decision Rights matrix and an agreement.
Complexitydifferent
LowMedium
Timedifferent
15-60 min90-180 min
Participantsdifferent
2-94-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Ideal Day Estimates, Assumption Notes, Capacity CaveatsDecision Rights Matrix, Agreement
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EstimationEffortAgile
DecisionGovernanceAlignmentResponsibility
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Facilitation
Dot Estimation
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Operations
RACI Matrix