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Criterion
Paper illustration for Bucket System.
Agile
Bucket System
Paper illustration of Spotify Model Mapping with its method-specific working model.
Team Design
Spotify Model Mapping
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment 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.When a team landscape has grown without clear grouping, it maps roles and relationships onto the Spotify model. It clarifies responsibility, interaction, and load between teams. The result is captured as a Spotify model map and action list.When several people work toward one goal but hold different mental maps, Alignment Mapping makes the discrepancies visible. It arranges goals, assumptions, and priorities so shared direction becomes verifiable.
Complexitysame
MediumMediumMedium
Timedifferent
30-90 min90-180 min1-2 h
Participantsdifferent
3-125-154-12
Formatsame
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Bucketed Backlog, Relative Estimates, Split CandidatesSpotify Model Map, Action ListAlignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions
Tagsno overlap
EstimationBacklogRelative sizing
TeamOrganizationAlignmentDiagnosis
AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation
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Paper illustration for Affinity Estimation.
Agile
Affinity Estimation
Paper illustration for Expectation Mapping.
Facilitation
Expectation Mapping
Paper illustration of the McKinsey 7S Framework with seven connected fields
Business Strategy
McKinsey 7S