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Criterion
Paper illustration for PERT Estimation.
Decision Making
PERT Estimation
Paper illustration for Decision Framing Workshop.
Decision Making
Decision Framing Workshop
Paper illustration for Constraint Analysis.
Decision Making
Constraint Analysis
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.When a decision is poorly framed, even good answers deliver little value. A Decision Framing Workshop sharpens the problem, goal, and boundaries before the actual weighing begins.When an initiative stalls, the limit often lies not in the idea but in hard or soft boundary conditions. Constraint Analysis separates these limits and shows which of them can actually be shaped.
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MediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
15-45 min60-120 min30-90 min
Participantsdifferent
1-84-102-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
PERT Estimate, Expected Value, Risk NotesDecision Frame, Decision Question, Criteria List, Evidence PlanConstraint List, Hard/Soft Classification, Option Impact Notes, Decision Boundaries
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EstimationUncertaintyRisk
Decision framingAlignmentCriteriaOptions
ConstraintsDecisionPlanningOptions
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A hypothetical failure makes concrete risks, signals, and fitting mitigations visible.
Decision Making
Pre-Mortem
Paper illustration for Trade-off Analysis.
Decision Making
Trade-off Analysis
Paper illustration of an assumption matrix with prioritized test cards
Decision Making
Assumption Surfacing