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| Criterion |  Operations Visual Management |  Agile NoEstimates |  Facilitation Nominal Group Technique |  Operations ABC Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 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. | When loud voices could dominate a round, Nominal Group Technique protects individual thinking time from group effects. It collects ideas separately first and only then enables shared weighting. | With many similar objects of differing economic significance, the method prioritizes effort by effect. It separates what needs regular steering from what rarely needs attention. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | Ongoing | laufend | 60-120 min | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-20 | 2-12 | 5-12 | 1-5 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Async |
Outputdifferent | Visual Board, Status Indicators, Exception Cues | Throughput Data, Flow Forecast, Slicing Rules | Ranked Ideas, Clarified Options, Group Priority | ABC Classification, Focus Rules, Control List |
Tagsno overlap | SignalsOperationsVisual management | EstimationForecastingFlow | FacilitationPrioritizationVotingInclusion | PrioritizationOperationsPortfolio |