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Criterion
Paper illustration for Monte Carlo Forecasting.
Delivery
Monte Carlo Forecasting
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Business Strategy
TOWS Matrix
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.The TOWS Matrix connects internal strengths and weaknesses with external opportunities and threats into action-oriented strategies. It goes a step further than a pure stocktaking.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 laufend1-2 hlaufend
Participantsdifferent
1-83-102-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Forecast Percentiles, Throughput Dataset, Risk CommunicationTOWS Matrix, Strategic Options, Priority ActionsThroughput Data, Flow Forecast, Slicing Rules
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ForecastingFlowDelivery
StrategyAnalysisOptions
EstimationForecastingFlow
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