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Criterion
Paper illustration for Diary Study.
UX Research
Diary Study
Paper illustration for Affinity Estimation.
Agile
Affinity Estimation
EventStorming on a long working surface: colored event cards form a business flow, friction points are marked, and a boundary separates different areas of responsibility.
Domain Modeling
EventStorming
Paper illustration for Planning Poker.
Agile
Planning Poker
Purposedifferent
When experiences build up over days or weeks and a single session cannot capture them, Diary Study records the course of everyday life. Recurring triggers, moods, and habits become visible this way, beyond the sharpness of memory.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 a domain consists of many events, rules, and states, it creates a shared modeling space for the team. It bundles language, flows, and boundaries before domain knowledge fragments into siloed views.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
MediumMediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
1-4 Wochen30-90 min2-8 h2-5 min je Item
Participantsdifferent
5-203-125-123-9
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Diary Entries, Longitudinal Patterns, Experience TimelineAffinity Size Map, Grouped Estimates, Unclear ItemsEvent Timeline, Ubiquitous Language, Boundaries, Open QuestionsRelative Estimates, Assumption Notes, Split Candidates
Tagsno overlap
UX researchTrackingBehavior
EstimationBacklogRelative sizing
Domain-Driven DesignEventsDiscoveryWorkshop
EstimationAgileRelative sizingTeam
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