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Criterion
Paper illustration for Affinity Estimation.
Agile
Affinity Estimation
Paper illustration for Planning Poker.
Agile
Planning Poker
Paper illustration for Evaporating Cloud.
Systems Thinking
Evaporating Cloud
Paper illustration for Ideal Days.
Agile
Ideal Days
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 estimates within the team diverge too much, it puts differing expectations on a common test bench. It separates rough complexity from unspoken assumptions.The method makes visible why two seemingly incompatible demands arise and which assumption must be tested to resolve the conflict.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.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowMediumLow
Timedifferent
30-90 min2-5 min je Item60-120 min15-60 min
Participantsdifferent
3-123-92-82-9
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Affinity Size Map, Grouped Estimates, Unclear ItemsRelative Estimates, Assumption Notes, Split CandidatesConflict Cloud, Assumption List, Breakthrough Ideas, Next ExperimentsIdeal Day Estimates, Assumption Notes, Capacity Caveats
Tagsno overlap
EstimationBacklogRelative sizing
EstimationAgileRelative sizingTeam
Theory of ConstraintsAssumptionsSystems thinking
EstimationEffortAgile
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