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| Criterion |  Delivery MoSCoW |  Decision Making Assumption Surfacing |  Decision Making Argument Mapping |  Decision Making Risk Matrix |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | Plans often contain assumptions that were never openly stated and remain dangerous precisely because of that. Assumption Surfacing makes these silent premises visible and prioritizes which of them carry the initiative or could sink it. | When statements, evidence, and counterarguments get mixed up, a debate quickly loses its structure. Argument Mapping breaks a thesis down into its reasoning and makes visible what it really rests on. | When a project faces many possible disruptions, it quickly becomes unclear which risks deserve attention first. It separates options, evaluation criteria, and open risks. The result is captured as a Risk Matrix and a Top Risk List. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 30-90 min | 45-90 min | 1-3 h | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 2-8 | 1-8 | 3-10 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Prioritized Backlog, Release Scope, Tradeoff Notes | Assumption List, Critical Assumptions, Learning Plan | Argument Map, Evidence Gaps, Decision Rationale | Risk Matrix, Top Risk List |
Tags1 shared | PrioritizationScopeDecision | AssumptionsRiskDecisionDiscovery | SensemakingDecisionRationale | RiskDecisionPrioritizationAssessment |