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Paper illustration for Wideband Delphi.
Decision Making
Wideband Delphi
Paper illustration for Bucket System.
Agile
Bucket System
Paper illustration for NoEstimates.
Agile
NoEstimates
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 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.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
HighMediumMedium
Timedifferent
1-4 h or multiple rounds30-90 minlaufend
Participantsdifferent
4-12 Experten3-122-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Estimate Range, Assumption Log, Expert Consensus NotesBucketed Backlog, Relative Estimates, Split CandidatesThroughput Data, Flow Forecast, Slicing Rules
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EstimationExpertsForecasting
EstimationBacklogRelative sizing
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Paper illustration for Affinity Estimation.
Agile
Affinity Estimation
Anonymous individual judgments pass through feedback loops to form a distribution.
Decision Making
Delphi Method
Paper illustration for Monte Carlo Forecasting.
Delivery
Monte Carlo Forecasting