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| Criterion |  Agile NoEstimates |  Decision Making Option Framing |  Operations Bottleneck Analysis |  Product Strategy Counter Metrics |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | 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. | For a flow that backs up at one point, the method looks for the capacity limit with the greatest leverage. It explains why extra effort elsewhere barely improves throughput. | When a headline metric could mask side effects, it adds guardrail signals against unwanted outcomes. It connects customer value, product logic, and decision priorities. The result is captured as a counter-metric list and guardrail definitions. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | laufend | 45-120 min | 1-3 h | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-12 | 3-8 | 3-8 | 2-6 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Throughput Data, Flow Forecast, Slicing Rules | Option Frames, Assumption Notes, Comparable Shortlist, Decision Inputs | Bottleneck Map, Flow Metrics, Improvement Options, Follow-up Measures | Counter Metric List, Guardrail Definitions |
Tagsno overlap | EstimationForecastingFlow | OptionsDecision framingStrategyComparison | FlowMeasurementConstraints | MetricsMeasurementStrategyExperiments |