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Paper illustration for Design Studio
UX Design
Design Studio
Paper illustration for Affinity Estimation.
Agile
Affinity Estimation
Paper illustration for Working Agreements.
Agile
Working Agreements
Paper illustration for Ideal Days.
Agile
Ideal Days
Purposedifferent
When several designs need to be quickly put in relation to each other, it makes ideas visible and comparable. It encourages early variants instead of long upfront debates.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 effort needs to be thought of as real working time, it offers a simple common denominator for comparison. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as Ideal Day Estimates, Assumption Notes, and Capacity Caveats.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumLowLow
Timedifferent
1-3 h30-90 min45-90 min15-60 min
Participantsdifferent
3-83-123-122-9
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Sketches, Concept Directions, Design DecisionsAffinity Size Map, Grouped Estimates, Unclear ItemsWorking Agreements, Team Norms, Review CadenceIdeal Day Estimates, Assumption Notes, Capacity Caveats
Tagsno overlap
SketchingCollaborationIdeation
EstimationBacklogRelative sizing
TeamCollaborationAgile
EstimationEffortAgile
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