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Paper illustration for Monte Carlo Forecasting.
Delivery
Monte Carlo Forecasting
Paper illustration for Wideband Delphi.
Decision Making
Wideband Delphi
Paper illustration for PERT Estimation.
Decision Making
PERT Estimation
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.A single opinion rarely holds up for planning when the future is genuinely uncertain. It separates options, evaluation criteria, and open risks. The result is captured as an Estimate Range, Assumption Log, and Expert Consensus Notes.On complex initiatives, a plain average tends to understate just how uncertain the outcome really is. It separates options, evaluation criteria, and open risks. The result is captured as a PERT Estimate, Expected Value, and Risk Notes.
Complexitydifferent
HighHighMedium
Timedifferent
30-90 min Setup, danach laufend1-4 h or multiple rounds15-45 min
Participantsdifferent
1-84-12 Experten1-8
Formatsame
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Forecast Percentiles, Throughput Dataset, Risk CommunicationEstimate Range, Assumption Log, Expert Consensus NotesPERT Estimate, Expected Value, Risk Notes
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ForecastingFlowDelivery
EstimationExpertsForecasting
EstimationUncertaintyRisk
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Paper illustration for Three-Point Estimation.
Decision Making
Three-Point Estimation
Anonymous individual judgments pass through feedback loops to form a distribution.
Decision Making
Delphi Method
Paper illustration for Dot Estimation.
Facilitation
Dot Estimation