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| Criterion | ![]() Delivery MoSCoW | ![]() Facilitation 1-2-4-All | ![]() Facilitation Nominal Group Technique |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When a release carries too many demands and priorities are only ever negotiated, MoSCoW creates clear boundaries for the next cut. Must, Should, Could, and Won't make commitment, room for maneuver, and trade-off logic visible to everyone involved. | When many people in a group too rarely get to speak, 1-2-4-All distributes thinking time more fairly. The format builds participation step by step and makes quiet or still-unformed thoughts usable faster. | When loud voices could dominate a round, Nominal Group Technique protects individual thinking time from group effects. It collects ideas separately first and only then enables shared weighting. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 30-90 min | 10-20 min | 60-120 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 4-100+ | 5-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Prioritized Backlog, Release Scope, Tradeoff Notes | Idea List, Shared Insights, Emergent Themes | Ranked Ideas, Clarified Options, Group Priority |
Tagsno overlap | PrioritizationScopeDecision | FacilitationInclusionIdeation | FacilitationPrioritizationVotingInclusion |
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