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Criterion
Paper illustration for PERT Estimation.
Decision Making
PERT Estimation
Paper illustration of GIST Planning with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
GIST Planning
A hypothetical failure makes concrete risks, signals, and fitting mitigations visible.
Decision Making
Pre-Mortem
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.GIST Planning helps clarify target groups, value, goals, and priorities. It links customer value, product logic, and decision priorities, and captures the result as goals, an idea bank, and a step-project list.In early initiatives with many uncertainties, planning quickly turns too optimistic. A pre-mortem makes the expected failure visible in advance and sharpens the view of causes, gaps, and countermeasures.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
15-45 minWochen bis Monate je Goal20–45 min
Participantsdifferent
1-83-10Small cross-functional group
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
PERT Estimate, Expected Value, Risk NotesGoals, Idea bank, Step-project list, Tasks, Learning reportsRisk list, Mitigation plan, Assumption log
Tagsno overlap
EstimationUncertaintyRisk
RoadmapOutcomesPlanningExperiments
RiskDecisionFailurePlanning
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Paper illustration of a calm four-quadrant Assumption Map with hypothesis cards and emphasis on important assumptions with little evidence.
Product Discovery
Assumption Mapping
Paper illustration of an assumption matrix with prioritized test cards
Decision Making
Assumption Surfacing
Paper illustration for Constraint Analysis.
Decision Making
Constraint Analysis
Paper illustration for Dot Estimation.
Facilitation
Dot Estimation