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Criterion
Paper illustration for Monte Carlo Forecasting.
Delivery
Monte Carlo Forecasting
Gap Analysis method illustration showing its working structure
Business Strategy
GAP Analysis
Paper illustration for NoEstimates.
Agile
NoEstimates
Purposedifferent
Helps clarify scope, sequence, and delivery flow in concrete terms. It makes work, boundaries, and order steerable. The result is captured as Forecast Percentiles, Throughput Dataset, and Risk Communication.GAP Analysis compares the current state with a target picture and makes the distance manageable. It becomes useful when, ahead of new initiatives, it must become clear which capabilities, processes, or resources are missing.When estimating slows a team down more than it helps, it shifts the focus to flow, small slices, and real lead time. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as Throughput Data, Flow Forecast, and Slicing Rules.
Complexitydifferent
HighMediumMedium
Timedifferent
30-90 min Setup, danach laufend1-3 hlaufend
Participantsdifferent
1-82-82-12
Formatsame
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Forecast Percentiles, Throughput Dataset, Risk CommunicationGap Matrix, Action Plan, Risk NotesThroughput Data, Flow Forecast, Slicing Rules
Tagsno overlap
ForecastingFlowDelivery
StrategyAnalysisPlanning
EstimationForecastingFlow
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Delivery
Communication Plan
Anonymous individual judgments pass through feedback loops to form a distribution.
Decision Making
Delphi Method
Paper illustration of a branching impact map with a Why goal at the root, actor circles, How behavior changes and What options.
Product Strategy
Impact Mapping