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| Criterion | ![]() Operations Visual Management | ![]() Delivery Communication Plan | ![]() Delivery Monte Carlo Forecasting | ![]() Agile NoEstimates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | With high tempo and many parallel topics, the method makes status, deviations, and priorities visible at a glance. It reduces search effort and prevents what matters from getting lost in daily work. | When many people need to be informed in parallel and messages would otherwise arrive unevenly or too late, a Communication Plan orders communication reliably. Channels, audiences, and cadences interlock so important information doesn't get lost. | Helps clarify scope, sequence, and delivery flow in concrete terms. It makes work, boundaries, and order steerable. The result is captured as Forecast Percentiles, Throughput Dataset, and Risk Communication. | When estimating slows a team down more than it helps, it shifts the focus to flow, small slices, and real lead time. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as Throughput Data, Flow Forecast, and Slicing Rules. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | High | Medium |
Timedifferent | Ongoing | 45-90 min | 30-90 min Setup, danach laufend | laufend |
Participantsdifferent | 1-20 | 2-6 | 1-8 | 2-12 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Visual Board, Status Indicators, Exception Cues | Communication Plan, Channel Matrix, Message Cadence | Forecast Percentiles, Throughput Dataset, Risk Communication | Throughput Data, Flow Forecast, Slicing Rules |
Tagsno overlap | SignalsOperationsVisual management | CommunicationStakeholdersDeliveryPlanning | ForecastingFlowDelivery | EstimationForecastingFlow |



