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Criterion
Paper illustration for Dot Estimation.
Facilitation
Dot Estimation
Paper illustration of a yellow story card, blue rule cards, green example cards and a red question card on a light workspace.
Agile
Example Mapping
Three Amigos method illustration showing its working structure
Agile
Three Amigos
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 a story carries business rules and exceptions, it brings clarity before implementation. It makes examples, open questions, and boundaries visible enough that the logic becomes jointly sound.When story, test, and implementation could drift apart, it brings business perspective, engineering, and quality together early. It prevents a story from being read differently only late in the process.
Complexitysame
LowLowLow
Timedifferent
5-20 min30-60 min15-30 min
Participantsdifferent
3-203-73
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Effort Heatmap, Risk Signals, Discussion TargetsExample Map, Acceptance Criteria, Open QuestionsClarified Story, Test Examples, Open Questions
Tagsno overlap
EstimationEffortRisk
Behavior-Driven DevelopmentRequirementsExamplesRefinement
CollaborationBehavior-Driven DevelopmentQualityRefinement
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Agile
Acceptance Criteria Workshop
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Agile
Specification by Example
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Operations
Failure Mode and Effects Analysis