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Criterion
Paper illustration for Affinity Estimation.
Agile
Affinity Estimation
Paper illustration for Sailboat Retrospective
Agile
Sailboat Retrospective
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 a team wants to read momentum, brakes, and risks together, it offers an easily understandable picture of the situation. It makes drive, obstacles, and headwind visible in the same picture.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLow
Timedifferent
30-90 min45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
3-124-12
Formatsame
WorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Affinity Size Map, Grouped Estimates, Unclear ItemsSailboat Board, Risks, Improvement Actions
Tagsno overlap
EstimationBacklogRelative sizing
RetrospectiveTeamImprovement
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Paper illustration for Starfish Retrospective
Agile
Starfish Retrospective
Paper illustration of a team retrospective with three separate Start, Stop, and Continue areas and a shared action list.
Agile
Start Stop Continue