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Criterion
Paper illustration for OODA Loop.
Decision Making
OODA Loop
Paper illustration for Affinity Estimation.
Agile
Affinity Estimation
Context Map workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Domain Modeling
Context Map
Anonymous individual judgments pass through feedback loops to form a distribution.
Decision Making
Delphi Method
Purposedifferent
In dynamic situations, decisions become outdated faster than they can be prepared. The OODA Loop holds observing, orienting, deciding, and acting together as a recurring rhythm so reaction does not slide into inertia.When many tasks need to be classified quickly, it sorts them by perceived effort and similarity. It reduces the effort of fine-grained estimation for large volumes.When several contexts need to talk to each other, it makes their relationships and dependencies legible. It helps sort integration pressure and responsibilities across system boundaries.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.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumMediumHigh
Timedifferent
15-60 min je Zyklus30-90 min1-3 h1-4 Wochen
Participantsdifferent
1-83-122-86-30 Experten
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + asyncAsync
Outputdifferent
Situation Assessment, Decision Loop, Action UpdatesAffinity Size Map, Grouped Estimates, Unclear ItemsContext Map, Integration Patterns, Boundary NotesExpert Forecast, Consensus Range, Assumption Notes
Tagsno overlap
DecisionChangeLearningStrategy
EstimationBacklogRelative sizing
Domain-Driven DesignBoundariesStrategy
ForecastingExpertsDecisionStrategy
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