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Paper illustration for Bucket System.
Agile
Bucket System
Paper illustration for Working Agreements.
Agile
Working Agreements
Paper illustration for T-Shirt Sizing.
Agile
T-Shirt Sizing
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 effort only needs to be classified roughly, it makes comparability more important than false precision. It helps sort work quickly into manageable sizes.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowLow
Timedifferent
30-90 min45-90 min15-45 min
Participantsdifferent
3-123-122-12
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Bucketed Backlog, Relative Estimates, Split CandidatesWorking Agreements, Team Norms, Review CadenceSize Buckets, Rough Backlog Map, Split Candidates
Tagsno overlap
EstimationBacklogRelative sizing
TeamCollaborationAgile
EstimationAgileRoadmap
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