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| Criterion |  Agile NoEstimates |  Facilitation Nominal Group Technique |  Operations ABC Analysis |  Facilitation 1-2-4-All |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 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. | With many similar objects of differing economic significance, the method prioritizes effort by effect. It separates what needs regular steering from what rarely needs attention. | When many people in a group too rarely get to speak, 1-2-4-All distributes thinking time more fairly. The format builds participation step by step and makes quiet or still-unformed thoughts usable faster. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | laufend | 60-120 min | 30-60 min | 10-20 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-12 | 5-12 | 1-5 | 4-100+ |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Throughput Data, Flow Forecast, Slicing Rules | Ranked Ideas, Clarified Options, Group Priority | ABC Classification, Focus Rules, Control List | Idea List, Shared Insights, Emergent Themes |
Tagsno overlap | EstimationForecastingFlow | FacilitationPrioritizationVotingInclusion | PrioritizationOperationsPortfolio | FacilitationInclusionIdeation |