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Paper illustration for Affinity Estimation.
Agile
Affinity Estimation
Paper illustration of Scrum with its method-specific working model.
Agile
Scrum
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 needs to work in a fixed delivery rhythm, it stabilizes cadence, responsibility, and feedback loops. It makes collaboration reliable across sprint boundaries.
Complexitysame
MediumMedium
Timedifferent
30-90 min1-4 Wochen je Sprint, laufend
Participantsdifferent
3-123-10 (Scrum Team)
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Affinity Size Map, Grouped Estimates, Unclear ItemsProduct Backlog, Sprint Backlog, Increment, Sprint Goal
Tagsno overlap
EstimationBacklogRelative sizing
AgileIterationCadence
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