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Paper illustration for Bucket System.
Agile
Bucket System
Paper illustration for NoEstimates.
Agile
NoEstimates
Paper illustration of the Force Field Analysis working structure.
Decision Making
Force Field Analysis
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 estimating slows a team down more than it helps, it shifts the focus to flow, small slices, and real lead time. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as Throughput Data, Flow Forecast, and Slicing Rules.In change initiatives, supporting and restraining forces sit at the table at the same time. Force Field Analysis makes these tensions explicit and shows where change can be pushed forward by strengthening or relieving.
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MediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
30-90 minlaufend45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
3-122-123-12
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Bucketed Backlog, Relative Estimates, Split CandidatesThroughput Data, Flow Forecast, Slicing RulesForce Field Map, Change Levers, Risk Notes
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EstimationBacklogRelative sizing
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Paper illustration for Affinity Estimation.
Agile
Affinity Estimation
Anonymous individual judgments pass through feedback loops to form a distribution.
Decision Making
Delphi Method
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Decision Making
OODA Loop
Paper illustration of DIBB with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
DIBB