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| Criterion |  Decision Making Wideband Delphi |  Agile Affinity Estimation |  Product Discovery Assumption Mapping |  Agile Bucket System |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | 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. | When many tasks need to be classified quickly, it sorts them by perceived effort and similarity. It reduces the effort of fine-grained estimation for large volumes. | When assumptions still sit unordered in the room, it weighs uncertainty against leverage. It makes visible which hypotheses should be checked first. | When a large batch of work needs a fast, rough estimate, it sorts items into predefined size buckets. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as a Bucketed Backlog, Relative Estimates, and Split Candidates. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-4 h or multiple rounds | 30-90 min | 45-60 min | 30-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 4-12 Experten | 3-12 | 2-8 | 3-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Estimate Range, Assumption Log, Expert Consensus Notes | Affinity Size Map, Grouped Estimates, Unclear Items | Assumption map, Test backlog, Risk ranking | Bucketed Backlog, Relative Estimates, Split Candidates |
Tagsno overlap | EstimationExpertsForecasting | EstimationBacklogRelative sizing | AssumptionsRiskExperimentsValidation | EstimationBacklogRelative sizing |