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Criterion
Paper illustration for Wideband Delphi.
Decision Making
Wideband Delphi
Gemba Walk workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Operations
Gemba Walk
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 there is uncertainty about the real course of a process, the method brings observation to the place where work happens. It combines perception, follow-up questions, and process knowledge so decisions rest on actual workflows instead of assumptions.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
HighLowMedium
Timedifferent
1-4 h or multiple rounds30-120 minlaufend
Participantsdifferent
4-12 Experten2-62-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Estimate Range, Assumption Log, Expert Consensus NotesObservation Notes, Improvement IdeasThroughput Data, Flow Forecast, Slicing Rules
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EstimationExpertsForecasting
LeanObservationProcessOperations
EstimationForecastingFlow
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A3 Problem-Solving workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Operations
A3 Problem Solving
Anonymous individual judgments pass through feedback loops to form a distribution.
Decision Making
Delphi Method
Paper illustration for Kaizen Event.
Operations
Kaizen Event
Paper illustration for Monte Carlo Forecasting.
Delivery
Monte Carlo Forecasting