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Criterion
Paper illustration for Bucket System.
Agile
Bucket System
Paper illustration of RAID Log with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Delivery
RAID Log
Paper illustration for Planning Poker.
Agile
Planning Poker
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.Helps clarify scope, sequence, and delivery flow in concrete terms. It makes work, boundaries, and order steerable. The result is captured as a RAID Log and a source for status reporting.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
MediumLowLow
Timedifferent
30-90 min30 min Setup, dann laufend2-5 min je Item
Participantsdifferent
3-121-3 maintaining, briefing for everyone3-9
Formatdifferent
WorkshopAsyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Bucketed Backlog, Relative Estimates, Split CandidatesRAID Log, Status Report SourceRelative Estimates, Assumption Notes, Split Candidates
Tagsno overlap
EstimationBacklogRelative sizing
RiskTrackingStakeholdersGovernance
EstimationAgileRelative sizingTeam
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Paper illustration for Affinity Estimation.
Agile
Affinity Estimation
Paper illustration for Dot Estimation.
Facilitation
Dot Estimation
Paper illustration for Expectation Mapping.
Facilitation
Expectation Mapping