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| Criterion |  Decision Making Cynefin Workshop |  Agile Affinity Estimation |  Decision Making Argument Mapping |  Agile Planning Poker |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When problems are unclear, chaotic, or only seemingly familiar, standard recipes fall short. A Cynefin Workshop sorts situations by the nature of their problem and connects them with matching action logic. | 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 statements, evidence, and counterarguments get mixed up, a debate quickly loses its structure. Argument Mapping breaks a thesis down into its reasoning and makes visible what it really rests on. | 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 | Medium | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 60-180 min | 30-90 min | 1-3 h | 2-5 min je Item |
Participantsdifferent | 4-20 | 3-12 | 1-8 | 3-9 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Cynefin Map, Domain-specific Actions, Sensemaking Notes | Affinity Size Map, Grouped Estimates, Unclear Items | Argument Map, Evidence Gaps, Decision Rationale | Relative Estimates, Assumption Notes, Split Candidates |
Tagsno overlap | ComplexitySensemakingDecision | EstimationBacklogRelative sizing | SensemakingDecisionRationale | EstimationAgileRelative sizingTeam |