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| Criterion |  Agile Ideal Days |  Decision Making Decision Tree |  Facilitation Alignment 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. | For decisions with follow-on paths and dependencies, a linear comparison is often not enough. A Decision Tree shows how options branch under conditions and which consequences hang on each branch. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 15-60 min | 30-90 min | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 2-9 | 1-6 | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Ideal Day Estimates, Assumption Notes, Capacity Caveats | Decision Tree, Option Map, Assumption List | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions |
Tagsno overlap | EstimationEffortAgile | DecisionTreeOptions | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation |
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