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Criterion
ChatOps workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
DevOps
ChatOps
Paper illustration for Affinity Estimation.
Agile
Affinity Estimation
Paper illustration for Working Agreements.
Agile
Working Agreements
Paper illustration for Planning Poker.
Agile
Planning Poker
Purposedifferent
For operational work in a distributed team, the method links communication with direct system control. It records decisions right where the signal, the context, and the execution come together.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.When collaboration needs more than implicit expectations, it lays out shared ground rules openly. It creates reliability for conduct, availability, and decision paths.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
MediumMediumLowLow
Timedifferent
Ongoing30-90 min45-90 min2-5 min je Item
Participantsdifferent
2-203-123-123-9
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Chat Transcript, Action Log, AutomationsAffinity Size Map, Grouped Estimates, Unclear ItemsWorking Agreements, Team Norms, Review CadenceRelative Estimates, Assumption Notes, Split Candidates
Tagsno overlap
CollaborationEngineeringIncident
EstimationBacklogRelative sizing
TeamCollaborationAgile
EstimationAgileRelative sizingTeam
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