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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 Team Topologies Interaction Modes with its method-specific working model.
Team Design
Team Topologies Interaction Modes
Paper illustration of Spotify Model Mapping with its method-specific working model.
Team Design
Spotify Model Mapping
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 several teams collaborate repeatedly, it describes the right interaction mode for each interface between them. It clarifies responsibility, interaction, and load between teams. The result is captured as an interaction heat map and pairwise agreements.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.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowMediumMedium
Timedifferent
30-90 min20-40 min initial, dann laufendHalf day90-180 min
Participantsdifferent
3-123-15Team-Leads plus Architecture5-15
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Affinity Size Map, Grouped Estimates, Unclear ItemsROAM Board, Owner ListInteraction Heat Map, Agreements per PairSpotify Model Map, Action List
Tagsno overlap
EstimationBacklogRelative sizing
RiskAgileTrackingAlignment
TeamAlignmentCollaborationOrganization
TeamOrganizationAlignmentDiagnosis
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