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| Criterion | ![]() Agile Affinity Estimation | ![]() Operations Kepner-Tregoe | ![]() Facilitation Decision Jam |
|---|---|---|---|
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. | For a disturbance that's hard to pin down, the method cleanly separates problem, cause, and decision. It reduces mixing when symptoms allow several interpretations. | When a decision is stuck, Decision Jam loosens the knot through structured separation of problem, idea, and selection. The format creates movement without jumping prematurely at the first seemingly elegant answer. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | High | Low |
Timedifferent | 30-90 min | 2-8 h | 60-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 2-8 | 4-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Affinity Size Map, Grouped Estimates, Unclear Items | Problem Analysis, Decision Analysis, Risk Plan | Problem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, Experiment |
Tagsno overlap | EstimationBacklogRelative sizing | Problem solvingRoot causeDecisionOperations | FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop |
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