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| Criterion |  Delivery MoSCoW |  Facilitation Decision Jam |  Facilitation Nominal Group Technique |  Facilitation Consensus Workshop |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 a decision is stuck, Decision Jam loosens the knot through structured separation of problem, idea, and selection. The format creates movement without jumping prematurely at the first seemingly elegant answer. | 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. | When a group needs a solid decision without outvoting individual factions, a Consensus Workshop creates a negotiable common ground. It makes agreement, reservations, and open tensions discussable at the same time. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 30-90 min | 60-90 min | 60-120 min | 1-3 h |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 4-10 | 5-12 | 5-30 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Prioritized Backlog, Release Scope, Tradeoff Notes | Problem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, Experiment | Ranked Ideas, Clarified Options, Group Priority | Consensus Clusters, Theme Titles, Priority Areas |
Tagsno overlap | PrioritizationScopeDecision | FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop | FacilitationPrioritizationVotingInclusion | FacilitationConsensusWorkshopAlignment |