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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
Stakeholder Mapping
Facilitation
Stakeholder Mapping
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 an initiative depends on many people, interests, and power dynamics, Stakeholder Mapping systematically orders the environment. It shows who influences, who is affected, and where relationship management or safeguarding matters first.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
30-90 min6 Wochen Cycle + 2 Wochen Cool-Down60–90 min
Participantsdifferent
3-122-4 pro Pitch2-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Bucketed Backlog, Relative Estimates, Split CandidatesPitches, Bet-table decisions, Hill charts, Cooldown outcomesStakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk Notes
Tagsno overlap
EstimationBacklogRelative sizing
PlanningDeliveryAutonomy
StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange
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Paper illustration of Power-Interest Grid with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Facilitation
Power Interest Grid
Paper illustration for Affinity Estimation.
Agile
Affinity Estimation
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
Paper illustration for Communication Plan
Delivery
Communication Plan