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Criterion
Paper illustration of a MoSCoW board with four columns and a visible release boundary.
Delivery
MoSCoW
Paper illustration for Option Framing.
Decision Making
Option Framing
Paper illustration for Decision Framing Workshop.
Decision Making
Decision Framing Workshop
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
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.In early decisions, alternatives are often still vague, incomplete, or blended together. Option Framing brings every possibility into a comparable form and makes visible which variant actually fits the question.When a decision is poorly framed, even good answers deliver little value. A Decision Framing Workshop sharpens the problem, goal, and boundaries before the actual weighing begins.When several people work toward one goal but hold different mental maps, Alignment Mapping makes the discrepancies visible. It arranges goals, assumptions, and priorities so shared direction becomes verifiable.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumMediumMedium
Timedifferent
30-90 min45-120 min60-120 min1-2 h
Participantsdifferent
3-123-84-104-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Prioritized Backlog, Release Scope, Tradeoff NotesOption Frames, Assumption Notes, Comparable Shortlist, Decision InputsDecision Frame, Decision Question, Criteria List, Evidence PlanAlignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions
Tagsno overlap
PrioritizationScopeDecision
OptionsDecision framingStrategyComparison
Decision framingAlignmentCriteriaOptions
AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation
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