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| Criterion | ![]() Agile Affinity Estimation | ![]() Team Design Team API | ![]() Facilitation Team Charter | ![]() 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 expectations between teams stay fuzzy, it describes how a team can be reached, used, and held accountable. It clarifies responsibility, interaction, and load between teams. The result is captured as a Team API document. | When a team is starting fresh or working past each other, Team Charter clarifies the shared working basis. It visibly sets out how collaboration, decision paths, and mutual conduct should work day to day. | 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 | Medium | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 30-90 min | Half day initial, dann laufend | 2-4 h | 2-5 min je Item |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | Ein Team plus Stakeholder | 3-12 | 3-9 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Affinity Size Map, Grouped Estimates, Unclear Items | Team API Document | Team Charter, Working Norms, Role Notes | Relative Estimates, Assumption Notes, Split Candidates |
Tagsno overlap | EstimationBacklogRelative sizing | TeamAlignmentCommunicationService | TeamAlignmentCollaboration | EstimationAgileRelative sizingTeam |



