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Paper illustration for Affinity Estimation.
Agile
Affinity Estimation
Scenario Planning method illustration showing its working structure
Business Strategy
Scenario Planning
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.Scenario Planning opens the view to several plausible futures instead of a single forecast. The method protects strategies from depending on too narrow an expected path.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.
Complexitydifferent
MediumHighMedium
Timedifferent
30-90 min0.5-2 Tage30-90 min
Participantsdifferent
3-124-123-12
Formatsame
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Affinity Size Map, Grouped Estimates, Unclear ItemsScenario Set, Strategic Implications, Robust OptionsBucketed Backlog, Relative Estimates, Split Candidates
Tagsno overlap
EstimationBacklogRelative sizing
StrategyUncertaintyPlanning
EstimationBacklogRelative sizing
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Gap Analysis method illustration showing its working structure
Business Strategy
GAP Analysis
Paper illustration of a branching impact map with a Why goal at the root, actor circles, How behavior changes and What options.
Product Strategy
Impact Mapping
Paper illustration for PERT Estimation.
Decision Making
PERT Estimation