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Criterion
Paper illustration for Bottleneck Analysis.
Operations
Bottleneck Analysis
Paper illustration for Planning Poker.
Agile
Planning Poker
Paper illustration for Story Points.
Agile
Story Points
Purposedifferent
For a flow that backs up at one point, the method looks for the capacity limit with the greatest leverage. It explains why extra effort elsewhere barely improves throughput.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 teams want to rate complexity rather than hours, it creates a shared, relative scale. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as Point Estimates, Reference Stories, and Velocity Data.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowMedium
Timedifferent
1-3 h2-5 min je Itemlaufend, 1-5 min je Item
Participantsdifferent
3-83-93-9
Formatsame
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Bottleneck Map, Flow Metrics, Improvement Options, Follow-up MeasuresRelative Estimates, Assumption Notes, Split CandidatesPoint Estimates, Reference Stories, Velocity Data
Tagsno overlap
FlowMeasurementConstraints
EstimationAgileRelative sizingTeam
EstimationAgileMeasurement
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