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Paper illustration for PERT Estimation.
Decision Making
PERT Estimation
Paper illustration of Cost of Delay with its method-specific working model.
Delivery
Cost of Delay
Anonymous individual judgments pass through feedback loops to form a distribution.
Decision Making
Delphi Method
Purposedifferent
On complex initiatives, a plain average tends to understate just how uncertain the outcome really is. It separates options, evaluation criteria, and open risks. The result is captured as a PERT Estimate, Expected Value, and Risk Notes.Helps clarify scope, order, and delivery flow in concrete terms. It makes work, constraints, and sequence manageable. The result is captured as a Cost of Delay table and prioritization sequence.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.
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MediumHighHigh
Timedifferent
15-45 min90-180 min1-4 Wochen
Participantsdifferent
1-83-86-30 Experten
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopAsync
Outputdifferent
PERT Estimate, Expected Value, Risk NotesCoD Table, Prioritization SequenceExpert Forecast, Consensus Range, Assumption Notes
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EstimationUncertaintyRisk
PrioritizationDeliveryEconomicsDecision
ForecastingExpertsDecisionStrategy
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Paper illustration of a calibrated five-by-five risk matrix with response cards.
Decision Making
Risk Matrix
Paper illustration for Three-Point Estimation.
Decision Making
Three-Point Estimation
Paper illustration for Wideband Delphi.
Decision Making
Wideband Delphi
Paper illustration of an assumption matrix with prioritized test cards
Decision Making
Assumption Surfacing