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| Criterion |  Agile NoEstimates |  Decision Making Delphi Method |  Engineering Goal Question Metric |
|---|---|---|---|
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 knowledge is distributed and direct dominance should be avoided, groups quickly fall under the sway of their opinion leaders. The Delphi Method gathers assessments iteratively and gradually brings expert judgments closer together. | Helps clarify technical problems, hypotheses, and next steps in concrete terms. It breaks a technical problem into testable parts. The result is captured as a GQM table and metric briefs. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | High | Medium |
Timedifferent | laufend | 1-4 Wochen | 90-180 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-12 | 6-30 Experten | 3-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Throughput Data, Flow Forecast, Slicing Rules | Expert Forecast, Consensus Range, Assumption Notes | GQM Table, Metric Profiles |
Tagsno overlap | EstimationForecastingFlow | ForecastingExpertsDecisionStrategy | MetricsMeasurementEngineeringAlignment |
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