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Criterion
Paper illustration for Affinity Estimation.
Agile
Affinity Estimation
Context Map workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Domain Modeling
Context Map
Anonymous individual judgments pass through feedback loops to form a distribution.
Decision Making
Delphi Method
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 several contexts need to talk to each other, it makes their relationships and dependencies legible. It helps sort integration pressure and responsibilities across system boundaries.When knowledge is distributed and direct dominance should be avoided, groups quickly fall under the sway of their opinion leaders. The Delphi Method gathers assessments iteratively and gradually brings expert judgments closer together.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumHigh
Timedifferent
30-90 min1-3 h1-4 Wochen
Participantsdifferent
3-122-86-30 Experten
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncAsync
Outputdifferent
Affinity Size Map, Grouped Estimates, Unclear ItemsContext Map, Integration Patterns, Boundary NotesExpert Forecast, Consensus Range, Assumption Notes
Tagsno overlap
EstimationBacklogRelative sizing
Domain-Driven DesignBoundariesStrategy
ForecastingExpertsDecisionStrategy
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Paper illustration for Wideband Delphi.
Decision Making
Wideband Delphi
A paper-based illustration representing Bounded Context Canvas with its core stages and visible working result.
Domain Modeling
Bounded Context Canvas
Paper illustration of DIBB with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
DIBB