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| Criterion |  Agile Affinity Estimation |  Delivery Cost of Delay |  Decision Making Decision Matrix |  Agile Bucket System |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | Helps clarify scope, order, and delivery flow in concrete terms. It makes work, constraints, and sequence manageable. The result is captured as a Cost of Delay table and prioritization sequence. | When several options collide with several criteria, comparison quickly becomes subjective. A Decision Matrix makes the trade-off visible and brings weighting, criteria, and options into a shared logic. | When a large batch of work needs a fast, rough estimate, it sorts items into predefined size buckets. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as a Bucketed Backlog, Relative Estimates, and Split Candidates. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | High | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 30-90 min | 90-180 min | 45-90 min | 30-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 3-8 | 2-8 | 3-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Affinity Size Map, Grouped Estimates, Unclear Items | CoD Table, Prioritization Sequence | Decision Matrix, Scoring Rationale, Selected Option | Bucketed Backlog, Relative Estimates, Split Candidates |
Tagsno overlap | EstimationBacklogRelative sizing | PrioritizationDeliveryEconomicsDecision | DecisionCriteriaScoringTradeoffs | EstimationBacklogRelative sizing |