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Criterion
Paper illustration for Affinity Estimation.
Agile
Affinity Estimation
Story Splitting method illustration showing its working structure
Agile
Story Splitting
Architecture Inception Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Architecture Inception Canvas
Paper illustration for Planning Poker.
Agile
Planning Poker
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 story becomes too large for a clean flow, it breaks scope down along value and risk. It shapes the work into a form that ships earlier and is easier to verify.The Architecture Inception Canvas bundles the first architecture questions into a compact decision picture. It fits when an initiative is still in motion but still needs clear guardrails.When estimates within the team diverge too much, it puts differing expectations on a common test bench. It separates rough complexity from unspoken assumptions.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumLowLow
Timedifferent
30-90 min30-60 min1-2 h2-5 min je Item
Participantsdifferent
3-122-63-83-9
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Affinity Size Map, Grouped Estimates, Unclear ItemsSmaller Stories, Acceptance Criteria, Split RationaleInception Canvas, Risks, Goal List, Open QuestionsRelative Estimates, Assumption Notes, Split Candidates
Tagsno overlap
EstimationBacklogRelative sizing
BacklogIterationDelivery
AlignmentArchitectureCanvas
EstimationAgileRelative sizingTeam
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