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Criterion
Paper illustration for Affinity Estimation.
Agile
Affinity Estimation
Paper board with the four ROAM fields Resolved, Owned, Accepted, and Mitigated.
Agile
ROAM Board
Paper illustration of Spotify Model Mapping with its method-specific working model.
Team Design
Spotify Model Mapping
Paper illustration for Planning Poker.
Agile
Planning Poker
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 work needs to move between different states or columns, it makes that movement and its handoffs legible. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as a ROAM Board and an Owner List.When a team landscape has grown without clear grouping, it maps roles and relationships onto the Spotify model. It clarifies responsibility, interaction, and load between teams. The result is captured as a Spotify model map and action list.When estimates within the team diverge too much, it puts differing expectations on a common test bench. It separates rough complexity from unspoken assumptions.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowMediumLow
Timedifferent
30-90 min20-40 min initial, dann laufend90-180 min2-5 min je Item
Participantsdifferent
3-123-155-153-9
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Affinity Size Map, Grouped Estimates, Unclear ItemsROAM Board, Owner ListSpotify Model Map, Action ListRelative Estimates, Assumption Notes, Split Candidates
Tagsno overlap
EstimationBacklogRelative sizing
RiskAgileTrackingAlignment
TeamOrganizationAlignmentDiagnosis
EstimationAgileRelative sizingTeam
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