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Agile
WSJF
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Agile
Ideal Days
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Decision Making
PERT Estimation
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 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.On complex initiatives, a plain average tends to understate just how uncertain the outcome really is. It separates options, evaluation criteria, and open risks. The result is captured as a PERT Estimate, Expected Value, and Risk Notes.
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Timedifferent
45-90 min15-60 min15-45 min
Participantsdifferent
3-102-91-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Ranked Backlog, Cost-of-Delay AssumptionsIdeal Day Estimates, Assumption Notes, Capacity CaveatsPERT Estimate, Expected Value, Risk Notes
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LeanEconomicsSequencePrioritization
EstimationEffortAgile
EstimationUncertaintyRisk
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Facilitation
Dot Estimation
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Delivery
Cost of Delay
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Decision Making
Risk Matrix