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| Criterion |  Agile Ideal Days |  Product Strategy OKRs |  Facilitation Dot Estimation |  Engineering Goal Question Metric |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 strategic direction needs to become measurable, it connects ambition with checkable results. It makes goals connectable to focus and review. | 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. | Helps clarify technical problems, hypotheses, and next steps in concrete terms. It breaks a technical problem into testable parts. The result is captured as a GQM table and metric briefs. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 15-60 min | 1-2 h Setup | 5-20 min | 90-180 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-9 | 2-20 | 3-20 | 3-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Ideal Day Estimates, Assumption Notes, Capacity Caveats | OKR set, Measurement plan, Review cadence | Effort Heatmap, Risk Signals, Discussion Targets | GQM Table, Metric Profiles |
Tagsno overlap | EstimationEffortAgile | GoalsAlignmentOutcomesMeasurement | EstimationEffortRisk | MetricsMeasurementEngineeringAlignment |