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Criterion
Paper illustration of a calm four-quadrant Assumption Map with hypothesis cards and emphasis on important assumptions with little evidence.
Product Discovery
Assumption Mapping
Paper illustration for Ideal Days.
Agile
Ideal Days
Paper illustration for Affinity Estimation.
Agile
Affinity Estimation
Paper illustration for Planning Poker.
Agile
Planning Poker
Purposedifferent
When assumptions still sit unordered in the room, it weighs uncertainty against leverage. It makes visible which hypotheses should be checked first.When effort needs to be thought of as real working time, it offers a simple common denominator for comparison. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as Ideal Day Estimates, Assumption Notes, and Capacity Caveats.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 estimates within the team diverge too much, it puts differing expectations on a common test bench. It separates rough complexity from unspoken assumptions.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowMediumLow
Timedifferent
45-60 min15-60 min30-90 min2-5 min je Item
Participantsdifferent
2-82-93-123-9
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Assumption map, Test backlog, Risk rankingIdeal Day Estimates, Assumption Notes, Capacity CaveatsAffinity Size Map, Grouped Estimates, Unclear ItemsRelative Estimates, Assumption Notes, Split Candidates
Tagsno overlap
AssumptionsRiskExperimentsValidation
EstimationEffortAgile
EstimationBacklogRelative sizing
EstimationAgileRelative sizingTeam
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