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| Criterion |  Agile Bucket System |  Agile Affinity Estimation |  Delivery Shape Up |  Delivery Communication Plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | 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. | 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. | Shape Up helps clarify scope, sequence, and delivery flow. It makes work boundaries and decisions explicit and captures results as pitches, bet-table decisions, and hill charts. | When many people need to be informed in parallel and messages would otherwise arrive unevenly or too late, a Communication Plan orders communication reliably. Channels, audiences, and cadences interlock so important information doesn't get lost. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 30-90 min | 30-90 min | 6 Wochen Cycle + 2 Wochen Cool-Down | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 3-12 | 2-4 pro Pitch | 2-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Bucketed Backlog, Relative Estimates, Split Candidates | Affinity Size Map, Grouped Estimates, Unclear Items | Pitches, Bet-table decisions, Hill charts, Cooldown outcomes | Communication Plan, Channel Matrix, Message Cadence |
Tagsno overlap | EstimationBacklogRelative sizing | EstimationBacklogRelative sizing | PlanningDeliveryAutonomy | CommunicationStakeholdersDeliveryPlanning |