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Criterion
Paper illustration for Bucket System.
Agile
Bucket System
Paper illustration of Team Topologies Interaction Modes with its method-specific working model.
Team Design
Team Topologies Interaction Modes
Paper illustration for Team Charter.
Facilitation
Team Charter
Paper illustration for Affinity Estimation.
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 several teams collaborate repeatedly, it describes the right interaction mode for each interface between them. It clarifies responsibility, interaction, and load between teams. The result is captured as an interaction heat map and pairwise agreements.When a team is starting fresh or working past each other, Team Charter clarifies the shared working basis. It visibly sets out how collaboration, decision paths, and mutual conduct should work day to day.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
MediumMediumMediumMedium
Timedifferent
30-90 minHalf day2-4 h30-90 min
Participantsdifferent
3-12Team-Leads plus Architecture3-123-12
Formatsame
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Bucketed Backlog, Relative Estimates, Split CandidatesInteraction Heat Map, Agreements per PairTeam Charter, Working Norms, Role NotesAffinity Size Map, Grouped Estimates, Unclear Items
Tagsno overlap
EstimationBacklogRelative sizing
TeamAlignmentCollaborationOrganization
TeamAlignmentCollaboration
EstimationBacklogRelative sizing
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