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| Criterion |  Agile NoEstimates |  Decision Making Constraint Analysis |  Decision Making Decision Framing Workshop |  Decision Making Decision Matrix |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When estimating slows a team down more than it helps, it shifts the focus to flow, small slices, and real lead time. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as Throughput Data, Flow Forecast, and Slicing Rules. | When an initiative stalls, the limit often lies not in the idea but in hard or soft boundary conditions. Constraint Analysis separates these limits and shows which of them can actually be shaped. | 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 options collide with several criteria, comparison quickly becomes subjective. A Decision Matrix makes the trade-off visible and brings weighting, criteria, and options into a shared logic. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | laufend | 30-90 min | 60-120 min | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-12 | 2-8 | 4-10 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Throughput Data, Flow Forecast, Slicing Rules | Constraint List, Hard/Soft Classification, Option Impact Notes, Decision Boundaries | Decision Frame, Decision Question, Criteria List, Evidence Plan | Decision Matrix, Scoring Rationale, Selected Option |
Tagsno overlap | EstimationForecastingFlow | ConstraintsDecisionPlanningOptions | Decision framingAlignmentCriteriaOptions | DecisionCriteriaScoringTradeoffs |