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Criterion
Paper illustration for Affinity Estimation.
Agile
Affinity Estimation
Stakeholder Mapping
Facilitation
Stakeholder Mapping
Paper illustration for Planning Poker.
Agile
Planning Poker
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment 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 an initiative depends on many people, interests, and power dynamics, Stakeholder Mapping systematically orders the environment. It shows who influences, who is affected, and where relationship management or safeguarding matters first.When estimates within the team diverge too much, it puts differing expectations on a common test bench. It separates rough complexity from unspoken assumptions.When several people work toward one goal but hold different mental maps, Alignment Mapping makes the discrepancies visible. It arranges goals, assumptions, and priorities so shared direction becomes verifiable.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowLowMedium
Timedifferent
30-90 min60–90 min2-5 min je Item1-2 h
Participantsdifferent
3-122-83-94-12
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Affinity Size Map, Grouped Estimates, Unclear ItemsStakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk NotesRelative Estimates, Assumption Notes, Split CandidatesAlignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions
Tagsno overlap
EstimationBacklogRelative sizing
StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange
EstimationAgileRelative sizingTeam
AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation
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