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Criterion
A paper-based illustration representing WSJF with its core stages and visible working result.
Agile
WSJF
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Decision Making
PERT Estimation
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Decision Making
Assumption Surfacing
Purposedifferent
When many tasks compete for the same capacity, it orders work by economic impact. It makes time lost, benefit, and effort comparable together.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.Plans often contain assumptions that were never openly stated and remain dangerous precisely because of that. Assumption Surfacing makes these silent premises visible and prioritizes which of them carry the initiative or could sink it.
Complexitydifferent
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Timedifferent
45-90 min15-45 min45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
3-101-82-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Ranked Backlog, Cost-of-Delay AssumptionsPERT Estimate, Expected Value, Risk NotesAssumption List, Critical Assumptions, Learning Plan
Tagsno overlap
LeanEconomicsSequencePrioritization
EstimationUncertaintyRisk
AssumptionsRiskDecisionDiscovery
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Paper illustration of Cost of Delay with its method-specific working model.
Delivery
Cost of Delay
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Decision Making
Risk Matrix
Paper illustration of a calm four-quadrant Assumption Map with hypothesis cards and emphasis on important assumptions with little evidence.
Product Discovery
Assumption Mapping
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Product Strategy
DIBB