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UX Design
Design Studio
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Agile
Ideal Days
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Agile
NoEstimates
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 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.When estimating slows a team down more than it helps, it shifts the focus to flow, small slices, and real lead time. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as Throughput Data, Flow Forecast, and Slicing Rules.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowMedium
Timedifferent
1-3 h15-60 minlaufend
Participantsdifferent
3-82-92-12
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Sketches, Concept Directions, Design DecisionsIdeal Day Estimates, Assumption Notes, Capacity CaveatsThroughput Data, Flow Forecast, Slicing Rules
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SketchingCollaborationIdeation
EstimationEffortAgile
EstimationForecastingFlow
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