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Criterion
Paper illustration for Affinity Estimation.
Agile
Affinity Estimation
Paper illustration of a yellow story card, blue rule cards, green example cards and a red question card on a light workspace.
Agile
Example Mapping
Paper illustration for Ideal Days.
Agile
Ideal Days
Paper illustration for Planning Poker.
Agile
Planning Poker
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 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.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.When estimates within the team diverge too much, it puts differing expectations on a common test bench. It separates rough complexity from unspoken assumptions.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowLowLow
Timedifferent
30-90 min30-60 min15-60 min2-5 min je Item
Participantsdifferent
3-123-72-93-9
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Affinity Size Map, Grouped Estimates, Unclear ItemsExample Map, Acceptance Criteria, Open QuestionsIdeal Day Estimates, Assumption Notes, Capacity CaveatsRelative Estimates, Assumption Notes, Split Candidates
Tagsno overlap
EstimationBacklogRelative sizing
Behavior-Driven DevelopmentRequirementsExamplesRefinement
EstimationEffortAgile
EstimationAgileRelative sizingTeam
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