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Criterion
Paper illustration for Affinity Estimation.
Agile
Affinity Estimation
Paper illustration for Future Reality Tree.
Systems Thinking
Future Reality Tree
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.A Future Reality Tree shows how desired actions are meant to lead to a better system state. The method checks whether a path of change holds together logically before time flows into implementation.
Complexitydifferent
MediumHigh
Timedifferent
30-90 min2-4 h
Participantsdifferent
3-123-8
Formatsame
WorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Affinity Size Map, Grouped Estimates, Unclear ItemsFuture Reality Tree, Negative Branches, Assumption List, Improved Injections
Tagsno overlap
EstimationBacklogRelative sizing
Theory of ConstraintsSystems thinkingChange
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Evaporating Cloud
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Intervention Mapping
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Systems Thinking
Leverage Points