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Criterion
Paper illustration of a calibrated five-by-five risk matrix with response cards.
Decision Making
Risk Matrix
Paper illustration for Wideband Delphi.
Decision Making
Wideband Delphi
Paper illustration for PERT Estimation.
Decision Making
PERT Estimation
Anonymous individual judgments pass through feedback loops to form a distribution.
Decision Making
Delphi Method
Purposedifferent
When a project faces many possible disruptions, it quickly becomes unclear which risks deserve attention first. It separates options, evaluation criteria, and open risks. The result is captured as a Risk Matrix and a Top Risk List.A single opinion rarely holds up for planning when the future is genuinely uncertain. It separates options, evaluation criteria, and open risks. The result is captured as an Estimate Range, Assumption Log, and Expert Consensus Notes.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 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
LowHighMediumHigh
Timedifferent
30-60 min1-4 h or multiple rounds15-45 min1-4 Wochen
Participantsdifferent
3-104-12 Experten1-86-30 Experten
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncAsync
Outputdifferent
Risk Matrix, Top Risk ListEstimate Range, Assumption Log, Expert Consensus NotesPERT Estimate, Expected Value, Risk NotesExpert Forecast, Consensus Range, Assumption Notes
Tagsno overlap
RiskDecisionPrioritizationAssessment
EstimationExpertsForecasting
EstimationUncertaintyRisk
ForecastingExpertsDecisionStrategy
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