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| Criterion |  Delivery MoSCoW |  Facilitation Dot Voting |  Operations 5 Whys |
|---|---|---|---|
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 workshop has produced too many options and the group needs to condense quickly, dot voting makes preferences visible in a short time. It bundles individual votes into a solid signal for the next selection. | For a single, hard-to-explain deviation, the method exposes the causal chain behind the visible symptom. It keeps the cause open until a controllable condition emerges instead of a mere description. |
Complexitysame | Low | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 30-90 min | 5-15 min | 15-30 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 3-20 | 2-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Prioritized Backlog, Release Scope, Tradeoff Notes | Ranked list, Consensus signal, Shortlist | Root cause notes, Countermeasures |
Tagsno overlap | PrioritizationScopeDecision | FacilitationVotingConsensusPrioritization | Root causeIncidentLeanProblem solving |
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