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Criterion
Paper illustration for Affinity Estimation.
Agile
Affinity Estimation
Software Architecture Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Software Architecture Canvas
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.The Software Architecture Canvas reduces a system to the most important architecture decisions, constraints, and interfaces. It is useful when teams need a resilient overall picture quickly.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLow
Timedifferent
30-90 min1-2 h
Participantsdifferent
3-123-10
Formatsame
WorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Affinity Size Map, Grouped Estimates, Unclear ItemsArchitecture Canvas, Goals, Constraints, Quality Attributes
Tagsno overlap
EstimationBacklogRelative sizing
CanvasArchitectureAlignmentWorkshop
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Architecture Inception Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Architecture Inception Canvas
Architecture Communication Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Architecture Communication Canvas
Paper illustration of the Consensus Workshop working structure.
Facilitation
Consensus Workshop