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Agile
WSJF
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Facilitation
Dot Estimation
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Agile
Ideal Days
Purposedifferent
When many tasks compete for the same capacity, it orders work by economic impact. It makes time lost, benefit, and effort comparable together.When size or effort can only be estimated roughly, Dot Estimation condenses the group's experience into a quick range. It turns individual contributions into a visible selection. The result is captured as an Effort Heatmap, Risk Signals, and Discussion Targets.When effort needs to be thought of as real working time, it offers a simple common denominator for comparison. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as Ideal Day Estimates, Assumption Notes, and Capacity Caveats.
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Timedifferent
45-90 min5-20 min15-60 min
Participantsdifferent
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WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Ranked Backlog, Cost-of-Delay AssumptionsEffort Heatmap, Risk Signals, Discussion TargetsIdeal Day Estimates, Assumption Notes, Capacity Caveats
Tagsno overlap
LeanEconomicsSequencePrioritization
EstimationEffortRisk
EstimationEffortAgile
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Delivery
Cost of Delay
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Decision Making
PERT Estimation
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Decision Making
Risk Matrix