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Criterion
Paper illustration for Bucket System.
Agile
Bucket System
Paper illustration of Shape Up with its method-specific working model.
Delivery
Shape Up
Paper illustration for Planning Poker.
Agile
Planning Poker
Paper illustration of Dual Track Agile with its method-specific working model.
Product Discovery
Dual-Track Agile
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.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 estimates within the team diverge too much, it puts differing expectations on a common test bench. It separates rough complexity from unspoken assumptions.When uncertainty and delivery run in parallel, it separates learning work from implementation while keeping both connected. It prevents unvalidated ideas from falling directly into the delivery stream.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumLowMedium
Timedifferent
30-90 min6 Wochen Cycle + 2 Wochen Cool-Down2-5 min je ItemLaufend, Wochen bis Monate
Participantsdifferent
3-122-4 pro Pitch3-94-10
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Bucketed Backlog, Relative Estimates, Split CandidatesPitches, Bet-table decisions, Hill charts, Cooldown outcomesRelative Estimates, Assumption Notes, Split CandidatesDiscovery Backlog, Delivery Backlog, Experiment-Ergebnisse, Validierte Stories
Tagsno overlap
EstimationBacklogRelative sizing
PlanningDeliveryAutonomy
EstimationAgileRelative sizingTeam
AgileDiscoveryDelivery
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