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Paper illustration for Ideal Days.
Agile
Ideal Days
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Facilitation
Dot Estimation
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Decision Making
RAPID
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.When size or effort can only be estimated roughly, Dot Estimation condenses the group's experience into a quick range. It turns individual contributions into a visible selection. The result is captured as an Effort Heatmap, Risk Signals, and Discussion Targets.In complex management decisions, clarity is often missing about who recommends, who agrees, and who makes the decision. RAPID creates this assignment and stabilizes decisions across several levels.
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Timedifferent
15-60 min5-20 min45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
2-93-203-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
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Ideal Day Estimates, Assumption Notes, Capacity CaveatsEffort Heatmap, Risk Signals, Discussion TargetsRAPID Role Map, Recommendation, Decision Log
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EstimationEffortAgile
EstimationEffortRisk
DecisionRolesGovernance
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Decision Rights Mapping
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