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Operations
ABC Analysis
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Agile
Affinity Estimation
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Agile
Ideal Days
Purposedifferent
With many similar objects of differing economic significance, the method prioritizes effort by effect. It separates what needs regular steering from what rarely needs attention.When many tasks need to be classified quickly, it sorts them by perceived effort and similarity. It reduces the effort of fine-grained estimation for large volumes.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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30-60 min30-90 min15-60 min
Participantsdifferent
1-53-122-9
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
ABC Classification, Focus Rules, Control ListAffinity Size Map, Grouped Estimates, Unclear ItemsIdeal Day Estimates, Assumption Notes, Capacity Caveats
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PrioritizationOperationsPortfolio
EstimationBacklogRelative sizing
EstimationEffortAgile
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