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| Criterion | ![]() Agile Affinity Estimation | ![]() Product Discovery Context Canvas | ![]() Agile Example Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | 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 an environment of users, systems, and constraints is hard to grasp, it puts the context compactly on the table. It creates a clear reading of influence, boundary, and dependency. | When a story carries business rules and exceptions, it brings clarity before implementation. It makes examples, open questions, and boundaries visible enough that the logic becomes jointly sound. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 30-90 min | 45-90 min | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 3-10 | 3-7 |
Formatsame | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Affinity Size Map, Grouped Estimates, Unclear Items | Context canvas, Open questions, Shared context notes | Example Map, Acceptance Criteria, Open Questions |
Tagsno overlap | EstimationBacklogRelative sizing | ContextFramingRequirementsCanvas | Behavior-Driven DevelopmentRequirementsExamplesRefinement |
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