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Criterion
Paper illustration of a Concept Map with concepts and labelled links
Knowledge Modeling
Concept Mapping
Paper illustration for Story Points.
Agile
Story Points
Paper illustration for Bucket System.
Agile
Bucket System
Purposedifferent
Concept Mapping arranges terms and relationships in a network that makes subject-matter connections tangible. It fits when a topic needs to be understood structurally rather than linearly.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 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.
Complexitysame
MediumMediumMedium
Timedifferent
1-2 hlaufend, 1-5 min je Item30-90 min
Participantsdifferent
1-83-93-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Concept Map, Relationship Labels, Knowledge GapsPoint Estimates, Reference Stories, Velocity DataBucketed Backlog, Relative Estimates, Split Candidates
Tagsno overlap
KnowledgeConceptsMappingSensemaking
EstimationAgileMeasurement
EstimationBacklogRelative sizing
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Knowledge Modeling
Knowledge Mapping