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Paper illustration for Bucket System.
Agile
Bucket System
Paper illustration for Working Agreements.
Agile
Working Agreements
Paper illustration for Story Points.
Agile
Story Points
Paper illustration for Planning Poker.
Agile
Planning Poker
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 collaboration needs more than implicit expectations, it lays out shared ground rules openly. It creates reliability for conduct, availability, and decision paths.When teams want to rate complexity rather than hours, it creates a shared, relative scale. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as Point Estimates, Reference Stories, and Velocity Data.When estimates within the team diverge too much, it puts differing expectations on a common test bench. It separates rough complexity from unspoken assumptions.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowMediumLow
Timedifferent
30-90 min45-90 minlaufend, 1-5 min je Item2-5 min je Item
Participantsdifferent
3-123-123-93-9
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Bucketed Backlog, Relative Estimates, Split CandidatesWorking Agreements, Team Norms, Review CadencePoint Estimates, Reference Stories, Velocity DataRelative Estimates, Assumption Notes, Split Candidates
Tagsno overlap
EstimationBacklogRelative sizing
TeamCollaborationAgile
EstimationAgileMeasurement
EstimationAgileRelative sizingTeam
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