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Criterion
Paper illustration for Affinity Estimation.
Agile
Affinity Estimation
A paper-based illustration representing OKRs with its core stages and visible working result.
Product Strategy
OKRs
Paper illustration for Bucket System.
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.When strategic direction needs to become measurable, it connects ambition with checkable results. It makes goals connectable to focus and review.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.
Complexitysame
MediumMediumMedium
Timedifferent
30-90 min1-2 h Setup30-90 min
Participantsdifferent
3-122-203-12
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Affinity Size Map, Grouped Estimates, Unclear ItemsOKR set, Measurement plan, Review cadenceBucketed Backlog, Relative Estimates, Split Candidates
Tagsno overlap
EstimationBacklogRelative sizing
GoalsAlignmentOutcomesMeasurement
EstimationBacklogRelative sizing
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Paper objective sheet with five SMART fields, baseline, target, owner, deadline and a complete result statement.
Product Strategy
SMART Goals
Paper illustration of Goal Question Metric with its method-specific working model.
Engineering
Goal Question Metric
Paper illustration of KPI Tree with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
KPI Tree