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Criterion
Paper timeline with three dates, parallel lanes for work, signals and decisions, and labeled links.
Facilitation
Timeline
Paper illustration of Cost of Delay with its method-specific working model.
Delivery
Cost of Delay
Purposedifferent
When a project, incident, or change process is only remembered in fragments, Timeline brings the sequence back into a readable form. It makes turning points, precursors, and after-effects recognizable over the course of time.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.
Complexitydifferent
LowHigh
Timedifferent
30-90 min90-180 min
Participantsdifferent
2-123-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Timeline, Milestones, Insight NotesCoD Table, Prioritization Sequence
Tagsno overlap
TimelineFacilitationSequence
PrioritizationDeliveryEconomicsDecision
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Paper illustration of the Lightning Decision Jam working structure.
Facilitation
Decision Jam
Paper illustration of shared options, independently placed voting dots, and a highlighted shortlist.
Facilitation
Dot Voting
Paper illustration of ICE Scoring with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
ICE Scoring