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Criterion
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Facilitation
Nominal Group Technique
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Operations
ABC Analysis
Paper illustration for NoEstimates.
Agile
NoEstimates
Purposedifferent
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 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.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowMedium
Timedifferent
60-120 min30-60 minlaufend
Participantsdifferent
5-121-52-12
Formatdifferent
WorkshopAsyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Ranked Ideas, Clarified Options, Group PriorityABC Classification, Focus Rules, Control ListThroughput Data, Flow Forecast, Slicing Rules
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FacilitationPrioritizationVotingInclusion
PrioritizationOperationsPortfolio
EstimationForecastingFlow
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Facilitation
Dot Voting
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Facilitation
1-2-4-All
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Delivery
Monte Carlo Forecasting
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Innovation
Round Robin Brainstorming