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Criterion
Paper illustration for Affinity Estimation.
Agile
Affinity Estimation
Gemba Walk workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Operations
Gemba Walk
Game Day workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
DevOps
Game Day
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 there is uncertainty about the real course of a process, the method brings observation to the place where work happens. It combines perception, follow-up questions, and process knowledge so decisions rest on actual workflows instead of assumptions.In preparing for rare incidents, the method tests response capability under controlled conditions. It shows where assumptions about stability, roles, and recovery are too optimistic.
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Timedifferent
30-90 min30-120 minHalber Tag
Participantsdifferent
3-122-65-20
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WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Affinity Size Map, Grouped Estimates, Unclear ItemsObservation Notes, Improvement IdeasSimulation Notes, Gaps List, Updated Runbooks
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EstimationBacklogRelative sizing
LeanObservationProcessOperations
ResilienceOperationsIncident
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A3 Problem-Solving workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Operations
A3 Problem Solving
Incident Command workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
DevOps
Incident Command