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| Criterion | ![]() Facilitation Dot Estimation | ![]() Agile Affinity Estimation | ![]() Growth Hooked Model |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When size or effort can only be estimated roughly, Dot Estimation condenses the group's experience into a quick range. It turns individual contributions into a visible selection. The result is captured as an Effort Heatmap, Risk Signals, and Discussion Targets. | 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. | The Hooked Model helps clarify engagement loops, user behavior, and experiments. It makes repeat behavior measurable and captures the result as a hooked loop, trigger map, and reward design. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 5-20 min | 30-90 min | Multiple workshops over several weeks |
Participantsdifferent | 3-20 | 3-12 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Effort Heatmap, Risk Signals, Discussion Targets | Affinity Size Map, Grouped Estimates, Unclear Items | Hooked loop, Trigger map, Reward design, Ethics check |
Tagsno overlap | EstimationEffortRisk | EstimationBacklogRelative sizing | GrowthBehaviorRetention |
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