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| Criterion |  Agile Bucket System |  Product Discovery Riskiest Assumption Test |  Product Discovery Assumption Mapping |  Agile Affinity Estimation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 an idea hinges on one critical unknown, it prioritizes testing that exact piece of uncertainty first. It separates problem, assumption, solution, and evidence. The result is captured as a prioritized list of assumptions, a test plan, and a result report. | When assumptions still sit unordered in the room, it weighs uncertainty against leverage. It makes visible which hypotheses should be checked first. | 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. |
Complexitysame | Medium | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 30-90 min | 1-2 Wochen pro Iteration | 45-60 min | 30-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 2-6 | 2-8 | 3-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Bucketed Backlog, Relative Estimates, Split Candidates | Prioritized Assumption List, Test Plan, Results Report | Assumption map, Test backlog, Risk ranking | Affinity Size Map, Grouped Estimates, Unclear Items |
Tagsno overlap | EstimationBacklogRelative sizing | ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryAssumptions | AssumptionsRiskExperimentsValidation | EstimationBacklogRelative sizing |