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Criterion
Paper illustration for Wideband Delphi.
Decision Making
Wideband Delphi
Decision Tree method illustration showing its working structure
Decision Making
Decision Tree
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.For decisions with follow-on paths and dependencies, a linear comparison is often not enough. A Decision Tree shows how options branch under conditions and which consequences hang on each branch.
Complexitydifferent
HighMedium
Timedifferent
1-4 h or multiple rounds30-90 min
Participantsdifferent
4-12 Experten1-6
Formatsame
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Estimate Range, Assumption Log, Expert Consensus NotesDecision Tree, Option Map, Assumption List
Tagsno overlap
EstimationExpertsForecasting
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Decision Making
Delphi Method
Paper illustration for Constraint Analysis.
Decision Making
Constraint Analysis
Paper matrix with six colored hat cards for information, feeling, value, caution, ideas and process control.
Facilitation
Six Thinking Hats