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| Criterion |  Business Strategy Balanced Scorecard |  Agile Bucket System |  Operations ALPEN Method |  Agile Affinity Estimation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | Balanced Scorecard translates strategy into a few interconnected perspectives and metrics. It holds impact, steering, and learning together in daily work instead of narrowing strategy down to financial figures. | When a large batch of work needs a fast, rough estimate, it sorts items into predefined size buckets. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as a Bucketed Backlog, Relative Estimates, and Split Candidates. | With an overloaded day full of too many tasks, a realistic picture of the day emerges. The method connects estimating, deciding, and buffer thinking so planning fits available energy and time. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | Halber Tag bis mehrere Wochen | 30-90 min | 10-20 min daily | 30-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 4-12 | 3-12 | 1 | 3-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Balanced Scorecard, Strategic Measures, Initiative Map | Bucketed Backlog, Relative Estimates, Split Candidates | Daily Plan, Time Estimates, Review Notes | Affinity Size Map, Grouped Estimates, Unclear Items |
Tagsno overlap | StrategyMetricsExecution | EstimationBacklogRelative sizing | PlanningTime managementProductivityOperations | EstimationBacklogRelative sizing |