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| Criterion |  Agile Scrum |  Decision Making Wideband Delphi |  Decision Making PERT Estimation |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When a team needs to work in a fixed delivery rhythm, it stabilizes cadence, responsibility, and feedback loops. It makes collaboration reliable across sprint boundaries. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | High | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-4 Wochen je Sprint, laufend | 1-4 h or multiple rounds | 15-45 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-10 (Scrum Team) | 4-12 Experten | 1-8 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Product Backlog, Sprint Backlog, Increment, Sprint Goal | Estimate Range, Assumption Log, Expert Consensus Notes | PERT Estimate, Expected Value, Risk Notes |
Tagsno overlap | AgileIterationCadence | EstimationExpertsForecasting | EstimationUncertaintyRisk |
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